Nebraska               Community "Fast Facts" Profile               Belden, Nebraska               Date generated: 9/2/2010

LOCATION
Belden, Nebraska (click for larger view)

POPULATION

General: Last Census Latest Year % 2000 2009     Change Belden ....... 131 113 -13.7% Cedar County ....... 9,615 8,362 -13.0% Labor Market Population1 ....... 78,225 74,848 -4.3% 1) Labor market population is the county population plus the contiguous county population. Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Population, City populations released June 2010, County populations released April 2010.

County Age Distribution (2009) : Age: 0-17 18-24 25-44 45-64 65+ 85+ Total % Split Male......... 1,103 380 748 1,263 739 119 4,233 50.6 % Female...... 1,021 333 635 1,174 966 231 4,129 49.4 % Total: 2,124 713 1,383 2,437 1,705 350

Median Age (2009):     State 35.8 years       County 44.6 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, County Population Estimates by Selected Age and Gender. Released June 2010.
State Data. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

LABOR

State (2009) County (2009) Area Labor Force (2009)1 Labor Force..... 995,635 4,735 41,374     Unemployment..... 33,217 177 1,806     Unemployment as % of Labor Force..... 3.3% 3.7% 4.4%     Total Employment..... 962,418 4,557 39,567     1) Area labor force and employment data are for the county plus the contiguous counties. For further information regarding underemployment in the area, please contact NPPD at (800) 282-6773. Source: Year end 2009, Nebraska DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Data, April 2010.

Wages: Sample of hourly wage rates in manufacturing occupations (production and/or clerical). Job Title 10th Percentile Median 90th Percentile Assemblers/Fabricators, All Others $10.78 $14.39 $17.34 Data Entry Keyers $7.67 $10.94 $15.65 Laborers, Helpers & Material Movers, Hand $8.15 $12.14 $17.31 Lathe Tool Setters $14.56 $17.72 $21.83 Machinists $10.20 $16.75 $36.81 Secretaries, exc. Legal & Medical $8.26 $11.56 $16.86 Welders & Cutters $10.27 $13.52 $19.41 Welding Machine Operators $11.82 $14.60 $18.63 Source: Nebraska Workforce Development, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, First Quarter 2010.

	Percent of Manufacturing Labor Force Unionized	............	0%
	Number of Work Stoppages in Past 5 Years	............	0

TRANSPORTATION Motor Carrier: Number & Type of Roads Serving Community - Federal State County INTERSTATE Hwys..... 0 Limited Access, Four-Lane Hwys..... 0 0 0 Improved Two-Lane Hwys..... 1 1 0 Hwy. Name Miles Miles to nearest Interstate hwy..... I29 48 Miles to nearest four-lane hwy..... Motor Freight Carriers:   There are more than 8,000 licensed motor freight carriers with global connections in Nebraska. These carriers can serve businesses throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Transit Time for Carload or Truckload Lots to: Destination Distance by Hwy. Miles Days by Railroad Days by Motor Freight Omaha..... 139 1-2 days 1 Day Lincoln..... 159 1-2 days 1 Day Chicago..... 574 1-3 days 1-2 days Dallas..... 723 3-4 days 2-3 days Denver..... 551 1-3 days 1-2 days Kansas City..... 231 1-3 days 1-2 days Los Angeles..... 1562 4-7 days 2-3 days Minneapolis..... 322 1-3 days 1-2 days New York..... 1347 4-7 days 3-5 days St. Louis..... 572 1-3 days 2-3 days

U.S. Highway 20 runs east-west of Belden and Highway 57 runs north-south. The closest Interstate is I29.

Air: Distance to nearest public airport..... 16 minute(s) Elevation..... 1,384 feet Length of longest runway..... 3,500 feet Runway lighted..... Yes Private aircraft storage available..... Yes Private aircraft maintenance available..... Yes Distance to nearest international airport: Name of Airport Miles to Airport from Community Omaha Eppley International 143 Kansas City International 214 Denver International 544 The Hartington Municipal Airport, located 16 miles from Belden, has a 3,500-foot, 60-foot wide paved and lighted runway and a 2,600-foot grass runway. Facilities available include an administration building, hangars, tie-downs, aviation fuel, rental cars, and telephone service. Charter service is available upon request. Seven local planes are based at this airport. The elevation is 1,384. The nearest point of scheduled air service is Sioux City, Iowa. The Sioux Gateway Airport is served by two commercial carriers with 13 departures daily. Two air charter services, utilizing eight planes are located at the Yankton Airport. Barge: City Adjoins Navigable River..... No Length of Season..... 8 months River, Lake or Ocean..... Missouri River Channel Depth..... 9 feet Channel Width..... 300 feet Barging Facilities..... No Name of Port City Miles to Port Nearest Port: Sioux City River Port Sioux City, Iowa 48 Barge Service is available at 19 barge terminal facilities on the Missouri River in Nebraska. The Sioux City river port is 48 miles northeast of Belden. These river ports are navigable approximately eight months per year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains a 9-foot deep, 30-foot wide channel for 735 navigable miles from Sioux City to the mouth of the Missouri River. Commodities transported by towing companies are alfalfa pellets, cement, concrete forms, distiller's dried grain, feed, feed ingredients, fertilizer, grain, machinery, molasses, newsprint, nitrogen fertilizer solution, propylene glycol, rock-aggregate, sale, steel, and twine. Rail: Community Served by Railroad..... Yes Distance to Nearest Railroad..... 0 mile(s) Name of Railroad(s) Serving Community: Northeast Railroad Northeast Railroad serves the community of Belden. UTILITIES Electricity:  State Electric Power Deregulated.....   No Electric System Operator: Cedar-Knox Public Power District   phone - (402) 254-6291 or 24-Hours: (800) 891-5196   website - www.cedarknoxppd.com   email - ckppd@hartel.net   comments - Cedar-Knox is a non-profit electrical utility that is a political subdivision of the state of Nebraska. Cedar-Knox provides electrical service to rural, town, irrigation, industrial, and resale customers within the chartered area of our District. Counties served by CKPPD include all of Cedar, and parts of Knox, Pierce, Wayne, and Dixon counties in northeast Nebraska. Wholesale Supplier: Cedar-Knox Public Power District Natural Gas: Natural Gas Service Available..... Yes Supplier in Community..... PACE Water: Provider..... Village of Belden Major Source..... Well TAX STRUCTURE Actual Valuation of City: $2,156,795

MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Type of Government..... Village Board City Manager..... No City Engineer..... No

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

Type of facilities in city or within 30 minutes:

Public Park(s)..... 1

COMMERCIAL SERVICES
	Chamber of Commerce.......	No
	Chamber Executive is Full-Time.......	No

INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
Industrial Buildings Available in Community.......	0
Spec Buildings Available.......	0
Details Available Online.......	No
Details Available in Print.......	No

INDUSTRIAL SITES
Controlled Industrial Sites Available in Community.......	0
Details Available Online.......	No
Details Available in Print.......	No

COMMUNITY NOTES

Local Development Contact:

Larry Alderson Village of Belden PO Box 37 Belden, Nebraska 68717-0037 Phone:(402) 337-1277

Thomas L. Higginbotham Jr. Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District 111 South 1st Street Norfolk , Nebraska 68701 Phone:(402) 379-1150 Fax:(402) 379-9207 Email: thomash@nenedd.org Website: www.nenedd.org

State Contacts:	Richard Baier, Director Neb. Dept. of Economic Development PO Box 94666 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-3111 or (800) 426-6505 Fax: (402) 471-3778 Email: richard.baier@nebraska.gov Website: www.NebraskaAdvantage.org		Economic Development Team Nebraska Public Power District PO Box 499 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Phone: (402) 563-5534 or (800) 282-6773, ext. 5534 Fax: (402) 563-5090 Email: econdev@nppd.com Website: sites.nppd.com

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