McCook

McCook was platted in 1882 when the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point. It was named in honor of Alexander McDowell McCook, a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In the 1980s academics proposed that they should depopulate the high plains and give it back to the buffalo, except people of the town did not agree and wanted to stay on the land that they loved. The Buffalo Commons is used as a metaphor for looking for a solution. A solution McCook has been trying to utilize is tourism and community growth. The city is located at 40°1219N 100°3734W (40.205228, 100.626174). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.39 square miles (13.96 km²), all land. The climate is formally classified as hot-summer humid continental. Winters are generally cold and dry and summers hot and humid. Precipitation is concentrated in spring and summer, accumulating to an annual normal of 22.53 in (572 mm), the majority of which occurs from May through August. Snowfall is generally light, with a normal of 28.8 in (73 cm) per season, and generally occurs from November through April.Record temperatures range from 30 °F (34 °C) on January 12, 1912, up to 115 °F on June 26, 2012; the record cold maximum is 4 °C (20 °F) on December 22, 1990 and December 2223, 1989.

History

McCook was platted in 1882 when the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point. It was named in honor of Alexander McDowell McCook, a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In the 1980s when times were hard, academics proposed that they should depopulate the high plains and give it back to the buffalo, except people of the town did not agree. The people were resourceful and able to overcome the hardship/stay in their community. Nowadays, the Buffalo Commons is used as a metaphor for looking for a solution. A solution McCook has been trying to utilize is tourism and community growth. The town of McCook is known as the capital of the Buffalo commons. It has a population of about 2,000 people and is located in the central part of the state. It is located on the banks of the Missouri River, which runs through the center of the city. The city is located near the town of St. Louis, which is about 30 miles to the east. The population of the community is about 1,000. The community is known for its small-town charm and friendly people. It also has a reputation for being a good place to live. The area has a low crime rate and a high rate of homeownership, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The average age in the town is about 40 years old, and it has a high crime rate of about 10 per cent.

Events

Heritage Days is an annual event held the last full weekend in September. Red Willow County Fair is a five day fair held in July. McCook hosts the Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival each summer. It includes games, rides, concerts, tractor rides, a rodeo, and food from local families and businesses. It also includes crazy days sales in the stores, costume contests, and a car show. On the Friday night of this weekend, the people of this small town bring out their old and fancy cars and cruise up and down the main street in town, West B St. and Norris Ave. This event has been happening since 1971. It is the towns largest celebration and includes the Heritage Day Parade, a road race, entertainment from the high schoolers, and vendors on the street. This is the fair for the whole county. It including games, ride, concerts and tractor rides. It. also includes games, rides, Concerts, tractor ride, a. rodeo, and food. from local Families and businesses, and. food fromLocal businesses. The fair is held from July 26 to July 28. It has been going on since the 1970s and is the largest fair in the state. This year's fair will be held on July 28 and 29. It will be the first time the fair has been held on the second weekend of July. It's the largest county fair in North Carolina. It runs from July 28 to July 30. It costs $20 to $30 to attend.

Geography

McCook is located at 40°1219N 100°3734W (40.205228, 100.626174). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.39 square miles (13.96 km²), all land. The city is home to the U.S. Air Force Base, which was founded in 1881. The U.N. World Heritage Site is located in the city, and was declared a World Heritage site in 1993. The United States Army Corps of Engineers has a base in McCook, and the US Army National Guard is based in the town. The US Air Force base was established in 1891. It was named after the town's founder, James Cook, who was killed in World War I. The base is also known as "McCook" or "McCoop" by the locals. It is the site of the McCook Air Force Station, which dates back to the 18th century. The town has a population of 2,000, and has a history of being home to many military families, including many veterans of World War II and the Korean War. It also has a post office with a ZIP code of McCook, which has been in use since the early 1900s. It has an airport with a landing strip at the base of the base, which is known as the "Mc Cook Airport" The city's name is derived from the word "Mccook", which means "mackinac", which is the name of a Native American tribe.

Climate

McCook's climate is formally classified as hot-summer humid continental. Winters are generally cold and dry, and summers are hot and humid. Snowfall is generally light, with a normal of 28.8 in (73 cm) per season. There is an average of 5.4 days annually with a maximum at or above 100 °F (37.8 °C), 45 days annually. where the maximum stays at or below freezing, and 8.6 days annually where the minimum is below 0°F (17.8°C) The January daily mean is around 3 °C (27 °F) It has a little bit of influence of the subtropical climates to the south, although winter nights are way too severe for subtopical plants to thrive. It has an annual normal of 22.53 in (572 mm), the majority of which occurs from May through August, and generally occurs from November through April. It is the only U.S. state that has a temperature of more than 90 °F in the summer, and the only one with a temperature above 90 °C in the winter. It also has an average daily mean of around 3°C (27°F), and an average monthly average of 3.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 22.3 inches (572mm), with the majority occurring in the spring and summer. The January average temperature is 3.3 °C, with the average monthly rainfall being 22.5 inches (573 mm).

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,698 people, 3,324 households, and 2,021 families living in the city. There were 3,717 housing units at an average density of 689.6 per square mile (266.3/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.5% African American, 0,5% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.53% of the population. The population was 7,410 in 2009. The median income for a household in theCity was $31,105. The per capita income was $16,691. About 7.9% of families were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.4%) of those age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was2.89. The city's median age was 40.7 years, with 24.1% under the age of 18, and 24.2% from 18 to 24, 24. 2% from 25 to 44, 21.3%, and 20.7%. The city has a population of 7,994, with the median age of 40.2 years, and a population density of 1,428.2 inhabitants per squaremile (551.4/km 2). The city is located on the Mississippi River.

Culture

McCook hosted a professional baseball team, the McCook Braves, who played in the Nebraska State League from 1956 to 1959. The Harvey P. Sutton House at 602 Norris Avenue was designed by influential architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905-1907 and built 1907-1908. McCook Junior College was founded in September 1926 on the second floor of the YMCA building on Main Street. The McCook Economic Development Corporation works To facilitate the formation, retention, attraction, and expansion of businesses in McCook and the surrounding area. The name was eventually changed to McCook Community College and was governed over the Mid-Plains Area. The first two-year junior college in Nebraska was opened in 1926. The city is home to the McCOOK High School, which opened in 1929. The high school is located on the banks of the Missouri River and was the first high school to open in the state. The town also has a high school, McCook High, which was established in 1929 and opened in the spring of that year. The school is the first to offer a junior college degree in Nebraska. It is also home to a community college, McCOOK Community College, which began in 1926 and is the only two- year junior college to be located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. McCCook Army Airfield, active from 1943 through 1945, was located nine miles northwest of McCook. It was the only airfield in the United States to be closed during the Second World War.

Parks and recreation

The 18-hole par-72 championship golf course was designed by Bradford Benz, ASGCA, and Richard M. Phelps. The links style course plays over 7,100 yards from the back tees. Heritage Hills was included in Golf Digest's Best 75 Golf Course's in 1984 and Golf Digest’s Top 100 Toughest Public Course’ in 1986. The course underwent a major renovation for upgrades and modernization in 2013. The golf course is located in the town of McCook, in the northern part of Cook County, Illinois. The town is home to a number of public parks, including the McCook Country Club, which was built in the early 1900s. It is also home to the Cook County Fair, which opened in the mid-1930s. The McCook County Fair is held every year in the summer and runs until the end of October. The fair grounds are open to the public and cost $3.50 to $4.50 per person, with free admission for children under the age of 12. The county fair is held on the last Sunday of each month, and the course is open until the first Sunday of the month. It has a total of 18 holes, including two holes with a par of 72, and is located on a golf course that opened in 1981.

Government

As of 2015, there were 14 advisory boards and commissions. Five council members are elected at large; the five elect one of their number as vice president. The council operates through eight departments and offices: Administration, Building and Zoning, Library, Police, Public Center, and Senior Center. The city's mayor and vice-president are elected for a four-year term, and the council's president is elected for an eight-year terms. The mayor is the only member of the council who is not a resident of the city. The president is the mayor's son, Michael Gonzales, who was elected in 2008. The vice- president is Jerry Calvin, who has been mayor since 2010. The seven-member council is made up of members from the city, county, and boroughs. It is the first city in the state to have a city council with a mayor and a vice-presidentship. It also has the first council-to-council ratio of more than two to one, with the majority of members elected for four years at a time. It has the most members of any U.S. city with more than one city council member, and has the highest percentage of women in the council. It was the only city in North America to have such a large number of women on the council, and had the highest number of female council members in the world. It had the largest number of male council members, with seven out of the eight members elected in 2010.

Transportation

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service through McCook, operating its California Zephyr daily in both directions between Chicago and Emeryville (Oakland), California. Denver Air Connection is currently serving the McCook Regional Airport with daily nonstop round trip commercial flights to Denver, Colorado. The airport is located on the banks of the San Francisco Bay, and has a population of about 2,000. It is located in the central part of the county, near the city of McCook and the towns of Omaha, Lincoln, and Hastings. The McCook Airport was built in the early 1900s. It was the first airport in the U.S. to be named after a city. It has been named after McCook County, Illinois, which was founded in 1828. The city's name is also the name of a former county, McCook Township, which is located near McCook. The town has a history of being the site of many disasters, including the Battle of the Bulge, which occurred in 1836. The current airport was built on the site in the mid-19th century, and was named after the town's first postmaster, William McCook (1801-1852). The airport was named for McCook's father, William "Bill" McCook Jr., who served as the city's postmaster from 1836-1853. It also has a post office, post office and post office. The regional airport was established in the 1950s.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska = 97. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 40. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in McCook = 4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 20,291 individuals with a median age of 41.8 age the population dropped by -8.17% in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,363.99 residents per square mile of area (526.64/km²). There are average 2.25 people per household in the 3,138 households with an average household income of $37,768 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 4.00% of the available work force and has dropped -2.16% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 31.68%. The number of physicians in McCook per 100,000 population = 109.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in McCook = 20.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 30.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 68. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 222. 91 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 14 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 38, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska which are owned by the occupant = 57.40%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 50 years with median home cost = $70,980 and home appreciation of -2.80%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $14.94 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,774 per student. There are 12.4 students for each teacher in the school, 324 students for each Librarian and 434 students for each Counselor. 8.90% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 10.77% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.15% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).