Nebraska               Community "Fast Facts" Profile               Hickman, Nebraska               Date generated: 5/20/2013

LOCATION
Hickman, Nebraska (click for larger view)

POPULATION

General: Last Census Current Year % 2010 2012     Change Hickman(2011) ....... 1,657 1,682 1.5% Lancaster County ....... 285,407 293,407 2.8% Labor Market Population1 ....... 413,772 421,843 2.0% 1) Labor market population is the county population plus the contiguous county population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, March 2013. City populations estimated to be released July 2013.

County Age Distribution (2011) : Age: 0-19 20-24 25-44 45-64 65+ 85+ Total % Split Male......... 39,826 16,479 40,820 34,099 13,896 1,686 145,120 50.1 % Female...... 38,616 15,288 37,491 35,072 18,213 3,325 144,680 49.9 % Total: 78,442 31,767 78,311 69,171 32,109 5,011

Median Age (2011):     State 36.3 years       County 32.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, County Population Estimates by Selected Age and Gender. Released June 2012.
State Data. U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey

LABOR

Nebraska State (2011) Lancaster County (2011) Area Labor Force (2011)1 Labor Force..... 1,005,461 163,271 234,217     Total Employment..... 960,835 156,755 224,430     Unemployment..... 44,626 6,516 9,787     Unemployment as % of Labor Force..... 4.4% 4.0% 4.2%     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 2011, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Data, Released 1/17/2013.

Wages: Sample of hourly wage rates in manufacturing occupations (production and/or clerical). Job Title 10th Percentile Median 90th Percentile Accountants and Auditors $17.57 $26.44 $42.87 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other $9.87 $11.69 $14.46 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $10.87 $19.10 $26.00 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $10.43 $15.27 $22.05 Civil Engineers $23.20 $35.43 $48.52 Computer Operators $10.50 $15.19 $21.82 Computer Programmers $18.00 $30.77 $44.86 Computer Systems Analysts $21.29 $28.85 $43.87 Customer Service Representatives $8.61 $13.28 $19.18 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $10.55 $13.27 $16.02 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $11.56 $17.56 $22.24 Data Entry Keyers $10.30 $13.02 $16.94 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $9.63 $12.98 $19.21 Driver/Sales Workers $8.00 $9.58 $17.53 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians $15.07 $24.58 $34.35 Electrical Engineers $25.28 $37.87 $49.76 Electricians $13.54 $20.44 $28.03 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $10.04 $11.20 $13.47 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $7.83 $8.86 $10.65 Industrial Engineers $25.01 $31.38 $44.99 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $15.73 $21.54 $28.37 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $11.37 $14.55 $18.75 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $8.20 $10.97 $17.75 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $15.50 $17.36 $20.72 Machinists $12.86 $18.09 $26.31 Maintenance Workers, Machinery $10.57 $16.89 $22.47 Mechanical Engineers $24.05 $34.40 $46.75 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists $16.38 $23.66 $33.30 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $19.28 $21.29 $23.30 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $12.81 $16.53 $18.56 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants $9.84 $11.66 $14.97 Office Clerks, General $8.07 $10.23 $17.02 Packers and Packagers, Hand $7.97 $9.32 $15.09 Receptionists and Information Clerks $8.50 $11.62 $16.41 Registered Nurses $20.14 $26.88 $36.93 Retail Salespersons $7.97 $9.36 $15.94 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $10.61 $14.83 $20.96 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks $9.01 $13.94 $20.60 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers $7.98 $9.49 $15.42 Telemarketers $7.96 $8.95 $9.96 Tool and Die Makers $18.50 $25.89 $29.44 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer $8.93 $16.38 $28.26 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services $8.40 $12.45 $32.37 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $11.52 $16.49 $22.31 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $13.72 $17.24 $21.87 Source: Nebraska Workforce Development, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, First Quarter 2012.

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..... Interstate 80 25 Miles to nearest four-lane hwy..... Highway 77 14 Motor Freight Carriers:   More than 13,500 licensed motor carriers with worldwide connections are based in Nebraska and serve businesses throughout North America. Transit Time for Carload or Truckload Lots to: Destination Distance by Hwy. Miles Days by Railroad Days by Motor Freight Omaha..... 67 1-2 days 1 Day Lincoln..... 14 1-2 days 1 Day Chicago..... 531 1-3 days 1-2 days Dallas..... 611 3-4 days 2-3 days Denver..... 501 1-3 days 1-2 days Kansas City..... 194 1-3 days 1-2 days Los Angeles..... 1513 4-7 days 2-3 days Minneapolis..... 452 1-3 days 1-2 days New York..... 1305 4-7 days 3-5 days St. Louis..... 445 1-3 days 2-3 days

Distance to nearest international airport:

Name of Airport	Miles to Airport from Community
Omaha Eppley International	71
Kansas City International	177
Denver International	494

UTILITIES Electricity:  State Electric Power Deregulated.....   No Electric System Operator: City of Hickman   phone - (402) 792-2212   website - www.hickman.ne.gov   email - citymanager@ckt.net Wholesale Supplier: Norris Public Power District   phone - (800) 827-8099   website - www.norrisppd.com   email - comments@norrispower.com Natural Gas: Natural Gas Service Available..... Yes Supplier in Community..... Black Hills Energy Water: Provider..... City of Hickman Major Source..... Groundwater Sanitation/Waste Water: Name of Provider..... City of Hickman Type of Service..... Wastewater System Operator Telecommunications: Name of Local Service Provider..... Windstream

TAX STRUCTURE Actual Valuation of City: $74,935,483 (year 2007)

Real Property Tax Rates ($ per $100 of actual value): For Year: 2007 City....... $0.4985410 County....... $0.2654980 School....... $1.1468030 Total Real Property....... $1.9108420
	Bond Indebtedness: For Year: 2007 General Obligation......... $8,731,652.00

MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Type of Government..... Mayor - Council Comprehensive City Plan..... Yes, 2007 (year) City Manager..... Yes City Engineer..... Yes City Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... Yes Garbage Service Provider..... Private Public Library in City..... Yes Percent of Streets Paved..... 98 % Number Volunteer Fire Department Personnel..... 35

Law enforcement in Hickman is the responsibility of the Lancaster County Sheriff. Based upon data in the Nebraska Databook maintained by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Lancaster County had 70 sworn officers in 2003, 70 in 2002, and 71 in 2001. The number of sworn officers per 1,000 persons in Lancaster County was 2.8, 2.8, and 3.5 respectively.

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
Public Schools	# of Schools	Enrollment	Teacher/Student Ratio
Elementary	1	750	1:15
Middle / Jr. High	1	592	1:17
Senior High	1	585	1:15

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Type of facilities in city or within 30 minutes:
Public Golf Course(s)..... 12 Private Golf Course(s)..... 4 Public Tennis Court(s)..... 6 Public Swimming Pool(s)..... 10 Public Park(s)..... 5 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..... No

Wagontrain State Park Area is located just east of the City of Hickman. Wagon Train is a 315-acre Corps of Engineers watershed impoundment with 746 acres of land. Boating is limited to 5 miles per hour. There are 70 non-designated campsites. Wagon Train Lake is located 2 miles east of Hickman. Stagecoach State Park is located just south of Hickman provides a variety of outdoor activities the whole family will enjoy. This Hickman area lake offers electrical camping, primitive camping, boating, fishing and picnicking. There is a handicapped-accessible fishing pier. There are two fishing piers on the 195 water acre lake, one of which is handicap accessible, as well as two boat ramps. Other Stagecoach Lake facilities include camp sites, picnic tables, drinking water and toilets. The 412 land acres are open to hunting for pheasant, quail, dove and more, in season. Overnight accommodations consist of 22 camping pads with electrical hookups, 50 non-pad sites without electricity and 20/30/50-amp. Non-reservable campsites.

HEALTH FACILITIES
	Number of Hospitals in Community..... 0 Number of Beds in Hospital(s)..... 0 Number of Outpatient Clinics..... 0
	Medical Personnel in or Serving Community:
	Medical Doctor(s) / Physician Assistant(s)..... 0 Dentist(s) / Orthodontist(s)..... 2 Nurse(s) (registered or practical)..... 0 Veterinarian(s)..... 1

COMMUNITY NOTES
Our Community:	Prior to 1866 the place where Hickman is now located was open prairie in what was then Clay County. The few families who lived here had a difficult time of it, since the closest market for selling things and purchasing supplies and lumber was Nebraska City. One of the early settlers, Rev. C. H. Heckman, lived near Salt Creek. As time went on, he purchased the adjoining 80 acres. This later became our town. A post office, established in 1868 south of the present city, was given the name "South Pass." When the Atchison & Nebraska Railroad built its line from Rulo to Lincoln, Rev. Heckman was successful in procuring a station. The post office was moved to its present location, and the name changed to correspond with that approved for the new town, "Heckman." A plat was filed by Heckman and Samuel Egger in Lancaster. However, in recording the procedures, the spelling of the name was recorded as "Hickman." It has remained so to this day. The Hickman of today is very different from the settlement that was established in 1871, however, it still has a congenial community spirit. While many of our residents are descendants of original homesteaders, there are also many new people who have discovered our town. Many of them are employed in Lincoln, but enjoy the small-town atmosphere we have to offer. New homes are being built every year, and young families are happy to find older, affordable homes in which to raise their families. This makes the future look as interesting and vital as the past for Hickman.
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Local Development Contact:

B. R. Baker, City Manager / Economic Development Director City of Hickman 115 Locust PO Box 127 Hickman, NE 68372 Phone:(402) 792-2212 Email: citymanager@ckt.net Website: www.hickman.ne.gov

Andrea Schafer, Manager of Public Relations & Economic Development Norris Public Power District 606 Irving Street PO Box 399 Beatrice, NE 68310 Phone:402-223-4038 Fax:402-228-2895 Email: aschafer@norrispower.com Website: www.norrisppd.com

State Contacts:	Catherine Lang, Director Neb. Dept. of Economic Development PO Box 94666 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-4747 or (800) 426-6505 Email: catherine.lang@nebraska.gov Website: www.NebraskaAdvantage.org		Rick Nelsen, Economic Development Manager 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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