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Population (year 2000): 2,820. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,786 (-1.2% change)
Males: 1,313 (46.6%), Females: 1,507 (53.4%)
Cherry County
Zip code:
69201
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $27,359 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,100 (year 2000)
Races in Valentine:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
- American Indian (6.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (36.5%), English (16.3%),
Irish (13.0%), Dutch (6.0%), Norwegian (4.4%), United States
(4.4%).
Elevation: 2580 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Valentine
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 9.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Valentine city
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-1.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Valentine:
- CHERRY COUNTY HOSPITAL (510 NORTH GREEN
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Valentine:
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; ROSEBUD, SD)
- WINNER REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 50 miles;
WINNER, SD)
- BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; AINSWORTH,
NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Valentine:
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 105 miles; PIERRE, SD; ID:
PIR)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 122
miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; ID: LBF)
- ALLIANCE MUNI (about 166 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID:
AIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Valentine:
- MILLER FIELD (about 3 miles; VALENTINE, NE; ID: VTN)
- MISSION SIOUX (about 30 miles; MISSION, SD; ID: 0V6)
- AINSWORTH MUNI (about 45 miles; AINSWORTH, NE; ID:
ANW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Valentine:
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 170 miles; CHADRON, NE;
Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 173 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 198 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
203 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 215 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 228 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 248 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
Public high school in Valentine:
- VALENTINE RURAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 275;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Valentine:
- VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 247;
Grades: PK - 06)
- VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 163;
Grades: 04 - 08)
- EVERGREEN PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 23;
Grades: PK - 08)
- KEWANEE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 13; Grades:
PK - 08)
- SIMEON ELEMENTARY-EAST (Students: 13; Grades:
PK - 08)
- GOOSE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Grades: PK - 08)
- BALLARD MARSH PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 9;
Grades: PK - 08)
- BOARDMAN CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 1;
Grades: PK - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Valentine:
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location:
224 N GOVERNMENT STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- GRACE LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHO (Students: 7;
Location: 810 WEST 3RD STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Valentine:
- VALENTINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$129,831; Location: 324 NORTH MAIN STREET; 29,546 books;
590 audio materials; 13 video materials; 43 serial
subscriptions)
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