North Bend is a city in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Bend had a population of 1,279.
Geography
North Bend lies on the north bank of the Platte River, at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Nebraska Highway 79. The main east–west line of the Union Pacific Railroad passes through the city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
History
The site of North Bend was settled in 1856 by a party of Scottish immigrants. En route from Lake Zurich, Illinois to Kansas, they stopped at a bend at the northernmost point of the Platte River, where they were invited to an impromptu Fourth of July celebration at a newly founded townsite named Emerson. Finding the site congenial, and concerned about the "Border War" in Kansas, In 1858, Emerson's name was changed to Wallace, after a Philadelphia philanthropist who had offered to build a library in any town taking his name.
The combined townsite arrived at its present name in 1864, when the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad bought a piece of ground for a depot on the proposed transcontinental railroad. For many years, surveys had shown the town's location as "the north bend"
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,177 people, 447 households, and 317 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 501 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% White, 1.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
There were 447 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99.
The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.
2000 census
As of the census and serves Morse Bluff and Ames as well as North Bend. Birchwood Manor, a nursing home, was the No. 2 largest with 72 employees before closing in 2019.
Media
The city's newspaper is the weekly North Bend Eagle. The paper was formed in November 1897 by the merger of the North Bend Argus and the North Bend Republican. It is the city's oldest continuously operating business.
Transportation
Intercity bus service to the city is provided by Express Arrow.
Notable people
- Marg Helgenberger, actress on CSI and China Beach
- Charles H. Purcell, Chief Engineer responsible for the design and construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
- Eddie Watt, baseball player