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Population (year 2000): 1,244. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,151 (-7.5% change)
Males: 572 (46.0%), Females: 672 (54.0%)
Holt County
Zip code:
68713
Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $28,490 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,300 (year 2000)
Races in Atkinson:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (40.4%), Irish (12.9%),
English (8.8%), Czech (7.2%), United States (6.2%), Swedish
(3.2%).
Elevation: 2105 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Atkinson
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Atkinson city
- Never married: 16.4%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 6.6%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -141 (-10.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Atkinson:
- WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (406 WEST NEELY
STREET RR1 BOX 200)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Atkinson:
- AVERA ST ANTHONYS HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; O'
NEILL, NE)
- ROCK COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; BASSETT, NE)
- NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL CORP (about 42 miles;
LYNCH, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Atkinson:
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 114 miles; NORFOLK, NE;
ID: OFK)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 114 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID:
YKN)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 118 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atkinson:
- STUART-ATKINSON MUNI (about 5 miles; ATKINSON, NE;
ID: 8V2)
- THE O'NEILL MUNI-JOHN L BAKER FIELD (about 21 miles;
O'NEILL, NE; ID: ONL)
- PERKINS MEMORIAL AIRPARK (about 29 miles; CHAMBERS,
NE; ID: 88Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Atkinson:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 116 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 137 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 142 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 185
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 197 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
Public high school in Atkinson:
- WEST HOLT RURAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 171;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Atkinson:
- ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 152;
Grades: PK - 08)
- RIDGEWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 13; Grades:
PK - 08)
- CLOVER COVE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 12;
Grades: PK - 08)
- UNION PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 12; Grades: PK
- 08)
- DIST 102 - HOLT COUNTY (Students: 9; Grades:
PK - 08)
- PLEASANT VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 5;
Grades: PK - 08)
- PHOENIX PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 4; Grades:
PK - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Atkinson:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 87;
Location: 102 NORTH TULLER BOX 69; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Atkinson:
- ATKINSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$91,446; Location: 113 WEST STATE STREET; 17,156 books;
271 audio materials; 213 video materials; 27 serial
subscriptions)
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