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Demographics and Quality of Life in
Keith County
FOUNDED:
1868
ELEVATION:
3,216 Feet
POPULATION:
Ogallala 4,696; Keith County 8,487;
Trade Area 54,456
CLIMATE:
Temperature-Moderate, July Average
75.6, January Average 23.2;
Precipation-18.51 inches;
Humidity-Low
LOCATION:
Southwest Nebraska, Interstate 80
Mile Marker 126; Intersection of
U.S. Highway 30 (East/West) and U.S.
Highways 26/61(North/South)
TRANSPORTATION:
Union Pacific
Railroad; Ogallala Searle Field,
municipal airport, Charter Service,
2 runways (5,100 Feet & 3,700 Feet);
North Platte Regional Airport, 50
Miles East; Denver International
Airport 200 Miles West.
TIME ZONE:
Mountain Standard
Time; Central Standard Time-32 Miles
East
ECONOMY:
Agriculture-Farming
and Ranching; Manufacturing;
Tourism. Net taxable sales
for Keith County in 2009 $89,363,137
ACCOMMODATIONS:
25 Motels with Over 2,000 Motel
Rooms
CHURCHES:
16 Churches of Many Faiths including
Catholic, Lutheran, Berean/Evangelical Free, Congregational,
Baptist, and Jehovah Witness
GOVERNMENT:
City - Council/City
Manager; County - Commissioners;
State – Nation’s Only Unicameral
Legislature
SERVICES:
Fire Department:
34-member volunteer fire department,
14 EMT certified
Police Department:
Ogallala has 11 full-time police
officers and one support person.
Crime rate is below state and
national averages. Per 1,000
population is 44.5 in Ogallala and
34.8 in Keith County. The Keith
County Sheriff’s Department has
seven officers and seven support
personnel. The Nebraska State
Patrol has six officers stationed in
Ogallala.
HOUSING:
On average there are
100 available houses for sale in
Keith County and according to local
real estate personnel, this number
is relatively constant. New home
construction averages $106 per
square foot.
RECREATION:
Ogallala provides an
outstanding array of recreational
opportunities for every age in the
community. The city operates 11
city parks, a band shell, Legion
Baseball field, outdoor pool,
recreation center with indoor pool,
tennis courts, a hiking/biking trail
and a new sports complex. The $1
million dollar complex provided
regulation softball & soccer fields,
concessions and parking.
Ogallala also has a
bowling alley, two- screen theatre,
and public library.
The Ogallala Regional Arts Council
provides a wide exposure of cultural
events to the community: from real
western music to Broadway shows.
Front Street, a local restaurant
offers the Crystal Palace Revue, a
family show that reflects the
western heritage of the area.
Bayside Golf Course,
located at Lake McConaughy, opened
in June of 2000 and is an 18-hole
links-style course. Bayside offers
a driving range, restaurant,
conference facilities, and a
pro-shop. West Wind Golf Club is an
18-hole public golf course, located
just southeast of Ogallala, that
offers a driving range, restaurant,
lounge and pro-shop. |
