Lewellen is a village in Garden County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 175 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
History
The site of the September 1855 Battle of Ash Hollow (also called the Battle of Blue Water Creek and Harney Massacre), part of the First Sioux War, is near the modern-day settlement of Lewellen. The United States Army, with 600 troops under the command of William Selby Harney, made a surprise punitive attack on a Brule Sioux encampment led by Chief Little Thunder, in retaliation for the Grattan incident. Army infantry and cavalry killed a total of 86 people, including women and children, and taking another 70 women and children as captives.
Samuel P. Delatour arrived in the area in 1884, founding a ranch at Blue Creek. Lewellen was platted (laid out) in 1906, around the time the railroad was extended to that point. Originally part of the Deuel County, Lewellen became part of Garden County in 1910.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 224 people, 130 households, and 53 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 200 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.6% White, 0.4% African American, 1.8% Native American, 0.9% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the population.
There were 130 households, of which 13.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.0% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 59.2% were non-families. 54.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 40.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.72 and the average family size was 2.55.
The median age in the village was 58.4 years. 12.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 40.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
2000 census
As of the census