Nebraska               Community "Fast Facts" Profile               Duncan, Nebraska               Date generated: 7/31/2010

LOCATION
Duncan, Nebraska (click for larger view)		The Village of Duncan is located in east central Nebraska approximately 8 miles southwest of Columbus on Highway 30.

POPULATION

General: Last Census Latest Year % 2000 2009     Change Duncan ....... 359 354 -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..... 1 1 1 Hwy. Name Miles Miles to nearest Interstate hwy..... I-80 50 Miles to nearest four-lane hwy..... U.S. 81 8 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..... 95 1-2 days 1 Day Lincoln..... 98 1-2 days 1 Day Chicago..... 550 1-3 days 1-2 days Dallas..... 637 3-4 days 2-3 days Denver..... 462 1-3 days 1-2 days Kansas City..... 282 1-3 days 1-2 days Los Angeles..... 1473 4-7 days 2-3 days Minneapolis..... 404 1-3 days 1-2 days New York..... 1324 4-7 days 3-5 days St. Louis..... 533 1-3 days 2-3 days

Air: Distance to nearest public airport..... 15 minute(s) Elevation..... 1,443 feet Length of longest runway..... 5,680 feet Runway lighted..... Yes Private aircraft storage available..... Yes Private aircraft maintenance available..... Yes Distance to nearest commercial air transportation..... 110 minute(s) Distance to nearest international airport: Name of Airport Miles to Airport from Community Omaha Eppley International 99 Kansas City International 265 Denver International 455 Commercial airline service is available in 10 Nebraska cities, providing direct service to major hubs. Air freight service is provided to six additional communities. A total of 92 public-use airports are located throughout the state. Barge: The Missouri River is navigable approximately eight months of the year. Rail: Community Served by Railroad..... Yes Distance to Nearest Railroad..... 1 mile(s) Number of Freight Trains Per Day..... 60 Functional Piggyback Ramp Available..... No Distance to Nearest Piggyback Service..... 100 mile(s) Name of Railroad(s) Serving Community: Union Pacific Duncan is located on the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad running into and out of Columbus with 60 freight trains daily. Switching is done in Columbus daily by a local switch crew. The Union Pacific has 60,000 inbound cars (excluding through cars) and 40,000 outbound cars annually. 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 Additional Comments: Loup Power District provides retail electric service to Columbus and 22 other communities in the four-county area of Colfax, Nance, Boone, and Platte counties and wholesale service to Cornhusker Public Power District, which serves the rural areas and part of the Columbus east industrial area. Loup Power District, Nebraska Public Power District, and Cornhusker Public Power District are headquartered in Columbus. Natural Gas: Natural Gas Service Available..... No Water: Provider..... Village of Duncan Major Source..... 2 wells If Wells, Average Depth..... 160 feet Rated Capacity..... 0.936 mgd Storage Capacity..... 27,000 gallons Treated..... Yes Duncan installed an ion-exchange treatment plant in the fall of 2003. Sanitation/Waste Water: Name of Provider..... Village of Duncan Type of Service..... lagoon Sewer Connection Fee..... Yes Telecommunications: Name of Local Service Provider..... Frontier Number of Long Distance Service Providers..... 25 TAX STRUCTURE Actual Valuation of City: $10,643,684 (year 2003) Real Property Tax Rates ($ per $100 of actual value): For Year: 2003 City....... $0.1807930 County....... $0.2051610

MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Type of Government..... Village Board and Trustees Comprehensive City Plan..... Yes, (year) City Manager..... No City Engineer..... Yes City Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... Yes County Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... No Garbage Service Provider..... Private Public Library in City..... No Percent of Streets Paved..... 95 % Number Volunteer Fire Department Personnel..... 22

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
Public Schools	# of Schools	Enrollment	Teacher/Student Ratio
Elementary	1		1:20

Adult Community Education classes are available through the Central Community College, Platte Campus in Columbus. The school district offers special education services for preschool through age 20 in the school system. Duncan is part of Central Community College which encompasses 25 counties. The college maintains administrative offices in Grand Island and operates campuses at Hastings, Columbus, and Grand Island as well as practical nursing programs at Kearney, Grand Island, and Columbus, and community education centers in 89 communities in the area. The Platte Campus in Columbus offers vocational, technical, and academic transfer programs designed for transfer to four-year colleges. Four year colleges within a two hour drive from Duncan are located in Omaha, Lincoln, Wayne, Fremont, Blair, Seward, York, Bellevue, and Crete. Region IV Services in Columbus serves adults in Platte, Colfax, Boone, and Nance counties with development disabilities. The agency provides habilitative/vocational training and residential services.

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Type of facilities in city or within 30 minutes:
Public Golf Course(s)..... 3 Private Golf Course(s)..... 1 Public Tennis Court(s)..... 1 Public Swimming Pool(s)..... 2 Public Park(s)..... 3 Public Camp Ground(s)..... 3
Nearest Public Access to Lake or River.....	2 mile(s)
Camping..... Yes Swimming..... Yes Fishing..... Yes Motorized Boats..... Yes Water Skiing/Tubing..... Yes

HOUSING

Average Cost of Houses Sold (last 2 years)..... $69,000

We have room to build more

HEALTH FACILITIES

Columbus, located 8 miles northeast, has a new hospital with 80 beds. These are also 11 outpatient clinics, 30 doctors, 10 dentists, 8 chiropractors, 102 registered nurses, 57 practical nurses, and 12 veterinarians.

COMMERCIAL SERVICES
	Machine Shops in City.......	1
	Tool & Die Services in City.......	0
	Electric Motor Repair Services in City.......	0
	Type of Newspaper in City.......	daily
	Local Radio Station(s).......	3
	Number of TV Channels Received without Cable.......	4
	Cable Antenna Television Serves City.......	Yes
	Maximum Number of Cable Channels Received.......	27
	Number of Catholic Churches.......	1
	Chamber of Commerce.......	No
	Chamber Executive is Full-Time.......	No

LOCAL MANUFACTURING CHARACTERISTICS

Duncan is where Dorothy Lynch Salad Dressing is made. Yes, there really and truly was a Dorothy Lynch. In the late 1940s, Dorothy Lynch and her husband ran the restaurant at the local Legion Club in St. Paul, Nebraska. This is where the original recipe for Dorothy Lynch Home Style Dressing was born. As the Legion Club members were introduced to this delicious recipe the legend of Dorothy Lynch began to grow and the dressing fast became a "must-have" favorite. Stories of local people bringing their own bottle or jug to town to have it filled with "that delicious Dorothy Lynch salad dressing" were quite common. In 1964, Tasty-Toppings, Inc. purchased the recipe and rights to Dorothy Lynch and built a production facility in Columbus, Nebraska. The company later expanded its production capacity with a modern 64,000 square foot plant in Duncan, Nebraska. This is where every bottle of Dorothy Lynch Home Style is produced today. Responding to changing nutrition and health issues, Dorothy Lynch 100% Fat Free dressing was introduced in 1987. Today the familiar red and yellow bottles of Dorothy Lynch Home Style and 100% Fat Free Dressings are available in 26 midwestern and western states. The product is available in some eastern states via specialty distributors. Dorothy Lynch can also be purchased and shipped via Dorothy Direct.

LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Leading Employers in Community:
#1.	Business Name:	Tasty Toppings;/Dorothy Lynch Salad Dressing
	Service Sector:	Manufacturing
	Year Established:	1985
	Unions:	No
	Products/Service:	Manaufactures Dorothy Lynch salad dressing

INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
Industrial Buildings Available in Community.......	1
Details Available Online.......	No
Details Available in Print.......	No

Contact (402) 897-5285 for information on buildings/sites available.

Contact (402) 897-5285 for information on buildings/sites available.

COMMUNITY NOTES
Our Community:	The town of Duncan was named in 1880 for a favorite conductor of the Union Pacific Railroad. It was originally a post office named Cherry Hill and then named Jackson--and noted as such on Union Pacific maps and publications--before picking up the name Duncan. Duncan lies between the Loup and Platte Rivers in Platte County, Nebraska. Duncan is located on Highway 30, eight miles west of Columbus, Nebr. Several miles south of Duncan lies the Great Platte River Road, sometimes called the Overland or Oregon Trail, which was the highway to the west during the early days of the 19th century. North of town was the site of the village for the Pawnee Indian Nation. Also north of town, was the Mormon Trail, which Brigham Young and his Latter Day Saints used for their journey to Utah in 1847. Duncan was settled by Swiss and Polish immigrants, whose enterprising and proud spirit live on through their descendants who still live here today. This Web site was created to tell you about the highlights of Duncan. What you won’t read about are the porch parties on hot summer nights or the sledding down a hill on a snowy Sunday morning. Neither is there mention of how citizens rally around a neighbor in need or the words of a lifelong resident and former postmaster who said at age 90, "that although the outward appearance of her town had changed, the essence of it had not -- peaceful evenings, kids being kids and citizens striving for a better life."
Suggested Sites:	Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District @ www.nenedd.org Duncan High Memories @ www.megavision.net/duncan

Local Development Contact:

Village Clerk Duncan Village Board Duncan Village Hall PO Box 254 Duncan, NE 68634 Phone:(402) 897-5285 Email: vduncan@megavision.com Website: www.ci.duncan.ne.us

Thomas L. Higginbotham Jr. Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District 111 South 1st Street Norfolk, Nebraska 68701 Phone:(402) 379-1150 Fax:(402) 379-9207 Email: thomash@nenedd.org Website: www.nenedd.org

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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