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Population (year 2000): 867. Estimated
population in July 2005: 798 (-8.0% change)
Males: 393 (45.3%), Females: 474 (54.7%)
Webster County
Zip code:
68930
Median resident age: 46.9 years
Median household income: $30,938 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,000 (year 2000)
Races in Blue Hill:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (48.8%), Irish (11.9%),
English (8.3%), United States (7.7%), Swedish (3.6%), Danish
(3.5%).
Elevation: 1972 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blue Hill
- High school or higher: 78.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blue Hill city
- Never married: 15.3%
- Now married: 68.6%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 3.4%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+7.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Hill:
- WEBSTER SOUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
RED CLOUD, NE)
- HASTINGS REGIONAL CENTER (about 19 miles; HASTINGS,
NE)
- MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
HASTINGS, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue
Hill:
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 19 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID:
HSI)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 45 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 47 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Hill:
- RED CLOUD MUNI (about 18 miles; RED CLOUD, NE; ID:
7V7)
- HARVARD STATE (about 35 miles; HARVARD, NE; ID: 08K)
- SUPERIOR MUNI (about 35 miles; SUPERIOR, NE; ID:
12K)
Amtrak station near Blue Hill:
- 18 miles: HASTINGS (501 W. 1ST ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blue Hill:
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 56 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 124 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 126 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 127 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 138 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
Public high school in Blue Hill:
- BLUE HILL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 184; Grades:
07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blue Hill:
- BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 191;
Grades: PK - 06)
- BLUE HILL PRESCHOOL CNTR BASE (Students: 19;
Grades: PK - PK)
Library in Blue Hill:
- BLUE HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$16,948; Location: 317 WEST GAGE STREET; 6,252 books; 13
video materials; 26 serial subscriptions)
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