LOCATION
Verdel is located in northeast Nebraska with Highway 12 running through it.		Distance in miles from: Omaha...... 197 Lincoln...... 218 Chicago...... 6,332 Dallas...... 801 Denver...... 545 Los Angeles...... 1,557 New York...... 1,405 Kansas City...... 3,779 Distance in highway miles

POPULATION

General: Last Census Latest Year % 2000 2008     Change Verdel ....... 58 52 -10.3% Knox County ....... 9,374 8,498 -9.3% Labor Market Population1 ....... 86,549 80,958 -6.5% 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 July 2008, County populations released April 2009.

County Age Distribution (2008) : Age: 0-17 18-24 25-44 45-64 65+ 85+ Total % Split Male......... 929 390 782 1,240 800 134 4,141 48.7 % Female...... 944 365 722 1,189 1,137 279 4,357 51.3 % Total: 1,873 755 1,504 2,429 1,937 413

Median Age (2008):     State 36.2 years       County 46.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, County Population Estimates by Selected Age and Gender. Released May 2009.
State Data. U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey

LABOR

State (2008) County (2008) Area Labor Force (2008)1 Labor Force..... 995,635 4,693 43,631     Unemployment..... 33,217 148 1,285     Unemployment as % of Labor Force..... 3.3% 3.2% 3.0%     Total Employment..... 962,418 4,545 42,492     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 2008, Nebraska DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Data, April 2009.

Wages: Sample of hourly wage rates in manufacturing occupations (production and/or clerical). Job Title 10th Percentile Median 90th Percentile Assemblers/Fabricators exc. Mach./Electr./Prec. $10.46 $14.09 $16.30 Data Entry Keyers $7.95 $10.96 $16.61 Laborers, Helpers & Material Movers, Hand $8.27 $11.78 $16.17 Lathe Tool Setters $13.17 $15.48 $19.40 Machinists $12.22 $17.90 $37.49 Secretaries, exc. Legal & Medical $8.06 $11.38 $16.16 Welders & Cutters $10.96 $14.22 $18.83 Welding Machine Operators $11.50 $14.48 $18.17 Source: Nebraska Workforce Development, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, Third Quarter 2009.

	Percent of Manufacturing Labor Force Unionized	............	0%
	Number of Work Stoppages in Past 5 Years	............	0

TRANSPORTATION Motor Carrier: Federal State County Number of INTERSTATE Highways Serving City..... 0 Number of Limited Access, Four-Lane Highways..... 0 0 0 Number of Improved Two-Lane Highways..... 0 1 0 Hwy. Name Miles Miles to nearest Interstate highway..... Interstate I29 116 Miles to nearest four-lane highway..... Highway 50 53 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 Days by Railroad Days by Motor Freight Chicago.......... N/A 1-2 days Dallas.......... N/A 2-3 days Denver.......... N/A 1-2 days Kansas City.......... N/A 1-2 days Los Angeles.......... N/A 2-3 days Minneapolis.......... N/A 1-2 days New York.......... N/A 3-5 days St. Louis.......... N/A 2-3 days Air: Distance to nearest public airport..... 40 minute(s) Elevation..... 1,673 feet Length of longest runway..... 2,700 feet Runway lighted..... Yes Private aircraft storage available..... Yes Private aircraft maintenance available..... No Distance to nearest international airport: Name of Airport Miles to Airport from Community Omaha Eppley International 201 Kansas City International 3762 Denver International 538 The Bloomfield Municipal Airport has a 2,700-foot paved and lighted runway, tie downs, hangars, telephone, and fuel. A new administration building and new taxi ways were added in 1999. Four private planes are hangared there. The Karl Stefan Memorial Airport in Norfolk, 89 miles south, provides air freight, air express, and passenger services. Supplementary all-cargo service (air/truck) is available with departures daily. The Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, 116 miles east, is served by two commercial carriers with 13 departures daily. Barge: The Sioux City river port is 116 miles east of Verdel. These river ports are navigable approximately eight months per year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains s 9-foot deep, 300-foot wide channel for 735 navigable miles from Sioux City to the mouth of the Missouri River. Commodities transported by towing companies are alfalfa pellets, cement, concrete forms, distillers' dried grain, feed, feed ingredients, fertilizer, grain, machinery, molasses, newsprint, nitrogen fertilizer solution, propylene glycol, rock-aggregate, salt, steel, and twine. Rail: Community Served by Railroad..... No UTILITIES Electricity:  State Electric Power Deregulated.....   No Electric System Operator: Niobrara Valley EMC   phone - (402) 336-2803   website - www.nvemc.org   email - niobraravalley@nvemc.org Wholesale Supplier: Niobrara Valley EMC Telecommunications: Name of Local Service Provider..... Great Plains Communications MUNICIPAL SERVICES Type of Government..... Village Board City Manager..... No City Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... No County Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... Yes Garbage Service Provider..... Private Public Library in City..... No Number Full-Time Fire Department Personnel..... 0 Number Volunteer Fire Department Personnel..... 0 Number Full-Time Police Officers..... 0 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES   Public Schools # of Schools Enrollment Teacher/Student Ratio Elementary 0   Private Schools # of Schools Enrollment Teacher/Student Ratio Elementary 0 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES   Type of facilities in city or within 30 minutes: Public Golf Course(s)..... 1 Private Golf Course(s)..... 0 Public Tennis Court(s)..... 2 Public Swimming Pool(s)..... 1 Public Park(s)..... 3 Public Camp Ground(s)..... 2 Nearest Public Access to Lake or River..... 5 mile(s) Camping..... Yes Swimming..... Yes Fishing..... Yes Motorized Boats..... Yes Water Skiing/Tubing..... Yes The Niobrara and Missouri Rivers are available for boating, swimming, fishing, etc. The Niobrara State Park is only ten miles from Verdel and is filled with activites such as swimming, horseback riding, camping, hiking, sand volleyball, river rafting, and many others. HOUSING Number of Single Units Built in Last 2 Years..... 0 Number of Multiple Units Built in Last 2 Years..... 0 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)..... 0 Nurse(s) (registered or practical)..... 0 Veterinarian(s)..... 0 Residents in Verdel utilize the Niobrara Valley Hospital in Lynch, 20 miles west of Verdel. COMMERCIAL SERVICES Machine Shops in City....... 0 Tool & Die Services in City....... 0 Electric Motor Repair Services in City....... 0 Type of Newspaper in City....... none Cable Antenna Television Serves City....... Yes Number of Protestant Churches....... 1 Number of Catholic Churches....... 0 Number of Synagogues....... 0 Number of Motels & Hotels in Community....... 0 Number of Banks in City....... 0 Chamber of Commerce....... No Chamber Executive is Full-Time....... No INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS Industrial Buildings Available in Community....... 0 Spec Buildings Available....... 0 Details Available Online....... No Details Available in Print....... No INDUSTRIAL SITES Controlled Industrial Sites Available in Community....... 0 Details Available Online....... No Details Available in Print....... No COMMUNITY NOTES Our Community: Verdel is small community that enjoys the comfort of small town life. The residents in Verdel feel this is a great place to live and raise families. Thank you for taking the time to view our community profile. Local Development Contact: Arnold Eiler Village of Verdel RR 1, Box 217 Niobrara, Nebraska 68760 Phone:(402) 229-3249   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   Fast Facts Community Profiles sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and Nebraska Public Power District. Copyright © 2001-2008 Nebraska Public Power District (sites.nppd.com). All rights reserved.