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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Washington, Nebraska
|settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Washington County, Nebraska|Washington]]
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total = 129
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|postal_code = 68068
|area_code = [[Area code 402|402]]
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'''Washington''' is a village in [[Washington County, Nebraska|Washington County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 129 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].
==History==
Washington was [[plat]]ted in 1887 when the [[Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/washington/washington/ | title=Washington, Washington County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=August 24, 2014}}</ref> It was named from Washington County.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA136|year=1908|page=136}}</ref> Washington was incorporated as a village in 1915.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buss|first1=William Henry|last2=Osterman|first2=Thomas T.|title=History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofdodgewa01buss|year=1921|publisher=American Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofdodgewa01buss/page/451 451]}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.21|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1920= 117
|1930= 76
|1940= 84
|1950= 55
|1960= 44
|1970= 76
|1980= 113
|1990= 125
|2000= 126
|2010= 150
|2020= 129
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 150 people, 55 households, and 42 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|714.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 55 housing units at an average density of {{convert|261.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].
There were 55 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.14.
The median age in the village was 43 years. 24% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 33.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 126 people, 49 households, and 39 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|749.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 51 housing units at an average density of {{convert|303.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.79% from two or more races.
There were 49 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $50,000, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $28,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,784. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].
==See also==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
* [[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]
==References==
{{reflist|22em}}
==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Washington, Nebraska}}
{{Washington County, Nebraska}}
{{Omaha-Council Bluffs metro}}
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[[Category:Villages in Washington County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]
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