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A town of 547.

Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
547
−11.8% since 2010
Median home value
$79K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
51.6
years
Jobs based here
140
Balanced
Small town

547 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

High risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
HailStrong windDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Beaver has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–42°
Spring37–65°
Summer61–88°
Fall38–67°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Beaver

Most working residents leave Beaver for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Cambridge (11%), Arapahoe (9%) and Holdrege (7%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Beaver3%
Cambridge11%
Arapahoe9%
Holdrege7%
Oxford5%
32 mi
median commute distance
140
jobs based in Beaver
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Beaver is

Beaver beats the Nebraska average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
2 better20 too close to call10 worse
What stands outBeaverNE
More adults treating high blood pressure82.9%77.5%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.8%83.7%
More adults with heart disease9.4%6.1%
Norton County Hospital
21 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Beaver is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 545 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Westside Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Beaver

City in Nebraska, United States

Beaver City is a city in Furnas County, on the southern border of Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Beaver City had a population of 537. It is the county seat of Furnas County.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
537
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
2,178 ft
ZIP code
68926
Area code
308

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