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Population (year 2000): 615. Estimated
population in July 2005: 630 (+2.4% change)
Males: 297 (48.3%), Females: 318 (51.7%)
Saline County
Zip code:
68343
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $34,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,200 (year 2000)
Races in Dorchester:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Other race (2.6%)
Ancestries: German (42.4%), Czech (24.9%), Irish
(12.5%), United States (5.5%), English (5.4%), Dutch (4.9%).
Elevation: 1484 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dorchester
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dorchester village
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 65.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 6.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dorchester:
- CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; CRETE,
NE)
- WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; FRIEND,
NE)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAH (about 18 miles; SEWARD, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dorchester:
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 85 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 91 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID:
HSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dorchester:
- SEWARD MUNICIPAL (about 14 miles; SEWARD, NE; ID:
SWT)
- CRETE MUNICIPAL (about 14 miles; CRETE, NE; ID: CEK)
- WILBER MUNICIPAL (about 16 miles; WILBER, NE; ID:
0D6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dorchester:
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 31 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 32 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 79 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 79
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 92 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
Public high school in Dorchester:
- DORCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 118;
Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Dorchester:
- DORCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 95;
Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Dorchester:
- DORCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,453; Location: 6TH & WASHINGTON; 5,409 books; 34
audio materials; 219 video materials; 3 serial
subscriptions)
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