Naponee (Mississauga: naapanne; "flour") is a village in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Naponee had a population of 83.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Naponee is situated near the Republican River, approximately downstream from Harlan County Dam, and about south of U.S. Route 136.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 106 people, 52 households, and 34 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 84 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% White, 0.9% Asian, and 2.8% from two or more races.
There were 52 households, of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.6% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.50.
The median age in the village was 52 years. 14.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 33% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.
2000 census
As of the census In 1877, the first store opened and was followed by the village's first survey 1879. Railroad service arrived in 1879 with the Burlington Railroad reaching town. Incorporation of the village of Naponee took place on November 30, 1909. Like many places, Naponee suffered in the Great Depression and major dust storms and flooding of the Republican River in 1935 compounded these woes. Construction of the nearby Harlan County Dam in the 1940s nearly doubled the population from 200 to 400. Today Naponee remains a rural community with a stable population.
Notable person
- David Janssen, film and television actor