NEBRASKA
Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. It is bordered by Iowa and Missouri, across the Missouri R. (East), Kansas (South), Colorado (South West), Wyoming (North West), and borders in the North with South Dakota. Nebraska was admitted as the 37th state of the United States in 1867
Indigenous peoples lived in the region of present-day Nebraska for thousands of years before French fur traders first visited Nebraska in the late 1600s. Part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Eastern Nebraska was explored by Lewis and Clark in 1804–1806. A few years later, Robert Stuart pioneered the Oregon Trail across Nebraska in 1812–1813, and the first permanent white settlement was established at Bellevue in 1823. Western Nebraska was acquired by treaty following the Mexican War in 1848. The Union Pacific began its transcontinental railroad at Omaha in 1865.
The California Gold Rush brought the first large numbers of non-indigenous settlers to the area. The largest ancestry group claimed by Nebraskans is German American. The state also has the largest per capita population of Czech Americans among U.S. states.
In 1937, Nebraska became the only state in the Union to have a unicameral (one-house) legislature. Members are elected to it without party designation.
As of April 2015, the state's unemployment rate was 2.5%, the lowest in the nation.
Population: 1,896,190 (2015 est.) Ranked 38th in the nation
Male: 906,296 (49.6%); Female: 920,045 (50.4%). White: 1,572,838 (86.1%); Black: 82,885 (4.5%); American Indian: 18,427 (1.0%); Asian: 32,293 (1.8%); Other race: 79,109 (4.3%); Two or more races: 39,510 (2.2%); Hispanic/Latino: 167,405 (9.2%). 2010 percent population 18 and over: 74.9; 65 and over: 13.6; median age: 36.2.
Median Household Income: $47,357 (2009), Ranked 30th in the nation
Land area: 76,872 sq mi. (199,098 sq km)
Capital: Lincoln
10 largest cities (2012 est.): Omaha, 421,570; Lincoln, 265,404; Bellevue, 52,604; Grand Island, 49,989; Kearney, 31,790; Fremont, 26,167; Hastings, 25,058; North Platte, 24,592; Norfolk, 24,332; Columbus, 22,509
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 35 (2015) - $112,208 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 10 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: Manufacturing has become diversified: Firms making electronic components, auto accessories, pharmaceuticals, and mobile homes have joined such older industries as clothing, farm machinery, chemicals, and transportation equipment. Oil was discovered in 1939 and natural gas in 1949. Nebraska's largest industry is food processing, notably including beef production. The state's sizable cattle and hog industries make Dakota City and Lexington among the nation's largest meat-packing centers. Nebraska ranked second among the states in cattle production in 1997. The state is characterized by treeless prairie, which is ideal for cattle-grazing
Agriculture is Nebraska's dominant occupational pursuit. The state's chief farm products are cattle, corn, hogs, soybeans, sorghum and wheat.. Wheat farming flourishes on the southwest plateaus, while irrigation along the Platte and its tributaries has increased the sugar-beet crop. More varieties of grass, valuable for forage, grows in Nebraska, than in any other state in the nation.
The Univ. of Nebraska maintains agricultural experiment stations throughout the state. A program of soil conservation includes a shelter belt running across the state to check the effect of wind erosion, and dryland-farming techniques have been encouraged. Forest conservation is stressed, and the state (the birthplace of Arbor Day) has been very active in planting forests.
Omaha and Lincoln are centers for insurance and telecommunications industries, and Offutt Air Force Base, near Omaha, was the cold-war center of the Strategic Air Command.
The climate has wide variations between winter and summer temperatures, and violent thunderstorms and tornadoes are common.
Kool-Aid was created in 1927 by Edwin Perkins in the city of Hastings, Omaha is home to Berkshire Hathaway, whose CEO Warren Buffett was ranked in March 2009 by Forbes magazine as the second richest person in the world. The city is also home to Mutual of Omaha, InfoUSA, TD Ameritrade, West Corporation, Valmont Industries, Woodmen of the World, Kiewit Corporation, and the Union Pacific Railroad. UNIFI Companies, Nelnet, Sandhills Publishing Company, and Duncan Aviation are based in Lincoln; The Buckle is based in Kearney. Sidney is the national headquarters for Cabela's, a specialty retailer of outdoor goods.
The world's largest train yard, Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, is in North Platte. The Vise-Grip was invented by William Petersen in 1924, and was manufactured in De Witt until the plant was closed and moved to China in late 2008. Lincoln's Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing is the only Kawasaki plant in the world to produce the Jet-Ski, ATV, and Mule lines of product. The facility employs more than 1200 people
Tourism: Nebraska is a land-locked Midwestern state with plenty of things to do and places to see, including the ‘Carhenge’ a replica of the world-famous ‘Stonehenge’ of UK. You will find it in Alliance, Nebraska, built by six creative families with old cars in 1987. If you want to visit a real working horse-ranch, visit the Hilltop Mini Ranch in the town of Phillips.
The principal attractions in Nebraska, include Agate Fossil Beds, Homestead, and Scotts Bluff National Monuments; Chimney Rock National Historic Site; a recreated pioneer village at Minden; SAC Museum near Ashland; the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer Grand Island; Boys Town; the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Lied Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln; the State Capitol in Lincoln; the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha; the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha; Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney; Museum of Nebraska History in Lincoln; and the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln.
Touristic Areas under the management of the National Park Service include:
Areas of Touristic Attractions under the management of the National Forest Service include:
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Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/nebraska-state-united-states.html
Nebraska Info: http://www.nebraska.gov/allagencies.html
Government – State: www.nebraska.gov
Government – City of Omaha: www.cityofomaha.org
Economic Development: http://www.neded.org/
Healthcare: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Tourism: www.visitomaha.com
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. It is bordered by Iowa and Missouri, across the Missouri R. (East), Kansas (South), Colorado (South West), Wyoming (North West), and borders in the North with South Dakota. Nebraska was admitted as the 37th state of the United States in 1867
Indigenous peoples lived in the region of present-day Nebraska for thousands of years before French fur traders first visited Nebraska in the late 1600s. Part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Eastern Nebraska was explored by Lewis and Clark in 1804–1806. A few years later, Robert Stuart pioneered the Oregon Trail across Nebraska in 1812–1813, and the first permanent white settlement was established at Bellevue in 1823. Western Nebraska was acquired by treaty following the Mexican War in 1848. The Union Pacific began its transcontinental railroad at Omaha in 1865.
The California Gold Rush brought the first large numbers of non-indigenous settlers to the area. The largest ancestry group claimed by Nebraskans is German American. The state also has the largest per capita population of Czech Americans among U.S. states.
In 1937, Nebraska became the only state in the Union to have a unicameral (one-house) legislature. Members are elected to it without party designation.
As of April 2015, the state's unemployment rate was 2.5%, the lowest in the nation.
Population: 1,896,190 (2015 est.) Ranked 38th in the nation
Male: 906,296 (49.6%); Female: 920,045 (50.4%). White: 1,572,838 (86.1%); Black: 82,885 (4.5%); American Indian: 18,427 (1.0%); Asian: 32,293 (1.8%); Other race: 79,109 (4.3%); Two or more races: 39,510 (2.2%); Hispanic/Latino: 167,405 (9.2%). 2010 percent population 18 and over: 74.9; 65 and over: 13.6; median age: 36.2.
Median Household Income: $47,357 (2009), Ranked 30th in the nation
Land area: 76,872 sq mi. (199,098 sq km)
Capital: Lincoln
10 largest cities (2012 est.): Omaha, 421,570; Lincoln, 265,404; Bellevue, 52,604; Grand Island, 49,989; Kearney, 31,790; Fremont, 26,167; Hastings, 25,058; North Platte, 24,592; Norfolk, 24,332; Columbus, 22,509
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 35 (2015) - $112,208 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 10 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: Manufacturing has become diversified: Firms making electronic components, auto accessories, pharmaceuticals, and mobile homes have joined such older industries as clothing, farm machinery, chemicals, and transportation equipment. Oil was discovered in 1939 and natural gas in 1949. Nebraska's largest industry is food processing, notably including beef production. The state's sizable cattle and hog industries make Dakota City and Lexington among the nation's largest meat-packing centers. Nebraska ranked second among the states in cattle production in 1997. The state is characterized by treeless prairie, which is ideal for cattle-grazing
Agriculture is Nebraska's dominant occupational pursuit. The state's chief farm products are cattle, corn, hogs, soybeans, sorghum and wheat.. Wheat farming flourishes on the southwest plateaus, while irrigation along the Platte and its tributaries has increased the sugar-beet crop. More varieties of grass, valuable for forage, grows in Nebraska, than in any other state in the nation.
The Univ. of Nebraska maintains agricultural experiment stations throughout the state. A program of soil conservation includes a shelter belt running across the state to check the effect of wind erosion, and dryland-farming techniques have been encouraged. Forest conservation is stressed, and the state (the birthplace of Arbor Day) has been very active in planting forests.
Omaha and Lincoln are centers for insurance and telecommunications industries, and Offutt Air Force Base, near Omaha, was the cold-war center of the Strategic Air Command.
The climate has wide variations between winter and summer temperatures, and violent thunderstorms and tornadoes are common.
Kool-Aid was created in 1927 by Edwin Perkins in the city of Hastings, Omaha is home to Berkshire Hathaway, whose CEO Warren Buffett was ranked in March 2009 by Forbes magazine as the second richest person in the world. The city is also home to Mutual of Omaha, InfoUSA, TD Ameritrade, West Corporation, Valmont Industries, Woodmen of the World, Kiewit Corporation, and the Union Pacific Railroad. UNIFI Companies, Nelnet, Sandhills Publishing Company, and Duncan Aviation are based in Lincoln; The Buckle is based in Kearney. Sidney is the national headquarters for Cabela's, a specialty retailer of outdoor goods.
The world's largest train yard, Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, is in North Platte. The Vise-Grip was invented by William Petersen in 1924, and was manufactured in De Witt until the plant was closed and moved to China in late 2008. Lincoln's Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing is the only Kawasaki plant in the world to produce the Jet-Ski, ATV, and Mule lines of product. The facility employs more than 1200 people
Tourism: Nebraska is a land-locked Midwestern state with plenty of things to do and places to see, including the ‘Carhenge’ a replica of the world-famous ‘Stonehenge’ of UK. You will find it in Alliance, Nebraska, built by six creative families with old cars in 1987. If you want to visit a real working horse-ranch, visit the Hilltop Mini Ranch in the town of Phillips.
The principal attractions in Nebraska, include Agate Fossil Beds, Homestead, and Scotts Bluff National Monuments; Chimney Rock National Historic Site; a recreated pioneer village at Minden; SAC Museum near Ashland; the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer Grand Island; Boys Town; the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Lied Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln; the State Capitol in Lincoln; the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha; the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha; Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney; Museum of Nebraska History in Lincoln; and the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln.
Touristic Areas under the management of the National Park Service include:
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument near Harrison
- California National Historic Trail
- Chimney Rock National Historic Site near Bayard
- Homestead National Monument of America in Beatrice
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Missouri National Recreational River near Ponca
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
- Niobrara National Scenic River near Valentine
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Scotts Bluff National Monument at Gering
Areas of Touristic Attractions under the management of the National Forest Service include:
*****SEE TOURISM PAGES FOR CONTACTS, OPPORTUNITIES, VIDEOS AND ADS
Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/nebraska-state-united-states.html
Nebraska Info: http://www.nebraska.gov/allagencies.html
Government – State: www.nebraska.gov
Government – City of Omaha: www.cityofomaha.org
Economic Development: http://www.neded.org/
Healthcare: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Tourism: www.visitomaha.com
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
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