Nebraska               Community "Fast Facts" Profile               Creston, Nebraska               Date generated: 9/2/2010

LOCATION
Creston, Nebraska (click for larger view)

POPULATION

General: Last Census Latest Year % 2000 2009     Change Creston ....... 215 218 1.4% Platte County ....... 31,568 32,515 3.0% Labor Market Population1 ....... 116,691 113,695 -2.6% 1) Labor market population is the county population plus the contiguous county population. Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Population, City populations released June 2010, County populations released April 2010.

County Age Distribution (2009) : Age: 0-17 18-24 25-44 45-64 65+ 85+ Total % Split Male......... 4,432 1,458 3,581 4,421 2,327 266 16,219 49.9 % Female...... 4,168 1,378 3,271 4,318 3,161 599 16,296 50.1 % Total: 8,600 2,836 6,852 8,739 5,488 865

Median Age (2009):     State 35.8 years       County 39.9 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, County Population Estimates by Selected Age and Gender. Released June 2010.
State Data. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

LABOR

State (2009) County (2009) Area Labor Force (2009)1 Labor Force..... 995,635 17,539 62,297     Unemployment..... 33,217 767 2,686     Unemployment as % of Labor Force..... 3.3% 4.4% 4.3%     Total Employment..... 962,418 16,773 59,612     1) Area labor force and employment data are for the county plus the contiguous counties. For further information regarding underemployment in the area, please contact NPPD at (800) 282-6773. Source: Year end 2009, Nebraska DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Data, April 2010.

Wages: Sample of hourly wage rates in manufacturing occupations (production and/or clerical). Job Title 10th Percentile Median 90th Percentile Assemblers/Fabricators, All Others $10.78 $14.39 $17.34 Data Entry Keyers $7.67 $10.94 $15.65 Laborers, Helpers & Material Movers, Hand $8.15 $12.14 $17.31 Lathe Tool Setters $14.56 $17.72 $21.83 Machinists $10.20 $16.75 $36.81 Secretaries, exc. Legal & Medical $8.26 $11.56 $16.86 Welders & Cutters $10.27 $13.52 $19.41 Welding Machine Operators $11.82 $14.60 $18.63 Source: Nebraska Workforce Development, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, First Quarter 2010.

TRANSPORTATION Motor Carrier: Number & Type of Roads Serving Community - Federal State County INTERSTATE Hwys..... Limited Access, Four-Lane Hwys..... Improved Two-Lane Hwys..... Hwy. Name Miles Miles to nearest Interstate hwy..... Miles to nearest four-lane hwy..... Motor Freight Carriers:   There are more than 8,000 licensed motor freight carriers with global connections in Nebraska. These carriers can serve businesses throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Transit Time for Carload or Truckload Lots to: Destination Distance by Hwy. Miles Days by Railroad Days by Motor Freight Omaha..... 96 N/A 1 Day Lincoln..... 110 N/A 1 Day Chicago..... 542 N/A 1-2 days Dallas..... 670 N/A 2-3 days Denver..... 498 N/A 1-2 days Kansas City..... 283 N/A 1-2 days Los Angeles..... 1509 N/A 2-3 days Minneapolis..... 379 N/A 1-2 days New York..... 1316 N/A 3-5 days St. Louis..... 534 N/A 2-3 days

Air: Distance to nearest public airport..... 25 minute(s) Elevation..... 1,572 feet Length of longest runway..... 5,800 feet Runway lighted..... Yes Private aircraft storage available..... Yes Private aircraft maintenance available..... Yes Distance to nearest international airport: Name of Airport Miles to Airport from Community Omaha Eppley International 100 Kansas City International 266 Denver International 491 Karl Stefan Memorial Airport, located three miles south of Norfolk, provides air freight, air express, and passenger services. Supplementary all-cargo service (air/truck) is available with departures daily. Taxi service and car rental provide public ground transportation. Direct service is available in Nebraska to Grand Island as well as Minneapolis, Minnesota and Denver, Colorado. Airport facilities include two 5,800 foot paved and light runways, National Weather Service office, instrument landing system, aviation gas, and jet aviation fuel, major and minor repair, airtaxi, airplane rental, flight instructions, aerial photography, and aerial spraying. Fifty private planes are hangared there; eight are available for charter. Commericial air transportation is available at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa and Eppley Airport in Omaha, Nebraska. Columbus Municipal Airport is also available 19 miles from Creston. Barge: Barge service is available at 19 barge terminal facilities on the Missouri River in Nebraska. The Sioux City River Port is 77 miles northeast of Norfolk and the Omaha River Port is 112 miles southeast of Norfolk. These river ports are navigable approximately eight months per year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains a 9-foot deep, 300-foot wide channel for 735 navigable miles from Sioux City to the mouth of the Missouri River. UTILITIES Electricity:  State Electric Power Deregulated.....   No Electric System Operator: Loup Public Power District   phone - (402) 564-3171   website - www.loup.com   email - loup@loup.com   comments - Loup Power District, a wholesale power customer of Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), is a full-service, public power electric utility in eastern-central Nebraska. Headquartered in Columbus, Neb., Loup's service area covers approximately 2,028 square miles. The District maintains 780 miles of transmission and distribution lines and has been generating electric power since March 5, 1937. Total population within Loup's service area is approximately 50,000. Loup purchases, sells and delivers approximately 1.2 billion kilowatt hours of electric power annually to wholesale and retail customers across a service area that spans four counties entirely and parts of three others. Loup promotes the economic and industrial development of its service area. For further specifics on your project needs, please contact David Bell, Vice President of Development-Marketing, by calling 402-564-3171 ext. 257. Wholesale Supplier: Loup Public Power District Natural Gas: Natural Gas Service Available..... No Telecommunications: Name of Local Service Provider..... Qwest EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES   Public Schools # of Schools Enrollment Teacher/Student Ratio Elementary 1 37 1:10 School District 33 is the elementary school that services Creston for kindergarten through eighth graders. Creston is also part of the Central Community College area out of Columbus and the Northeast Community College area out of Norfolk. HEALTH FACILITIES Creston is offered services by two hospitals. Columbus Community Hospital which is 20 miles away and has a 53 bed acute care facility and Faith Regional Hospital which is 23 miles away in Norfolk and offers 166 beds. COMMERCIAL SERVICES Number of Protestant Churches....... 1 Number of Catholic Churches....... 1 Number of Synagogues....... 0 Creston Baptist Church at 310 Pine Street and St. Peter's Lutheran Church at 410 Pine Street are the two churches that provide services to the community.

COMMUNITY NOTES
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State Contacts:	Richard Baier, Director Neb. Dept. of Economic Development PO Box 94666 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-3111 or (800) 426-6505 Fax: (402) 471-3778 Email: richard.baier@nebraska.gov Website: www.NebraskaAdvantage.org		Economic Development Team Nebraska Public Power District PO Box 499 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Phone: (402) 563-5534 or (800) 282-6773, ext. 5534 Fax: (402) 563-5090 Email: econdev@nppd.com Website: sites.nppd.com

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