Moorefield is a village in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Moorefield had a population of 27.
History
First settled in the 1870s, Moorefield became a railroad town in 1886 when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad extended a line to it. Moorefield was named for the original owner of the town site.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 32 people, 16 households, and 10 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 24 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.
There were 16 households, of which 56.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.60.
The median age in the village was 50 years. 3.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 15.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.6% were from 25 to 44; 59.3% were from 45 to 64; and 6.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 59.4% male and 40.6% female.
2000 census
As of the census
Notable people
- Slonnie Sloniger (1896-1969), aviation pioneer
See also
- List of municipalities in Nebraska