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'McCook' is a city in Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA. The population was 7,994 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Red Willow County.
McCook is the birthplace of one of Nebraska's two U.S Senator's, Ben Nelson.
McCook is located at (40.205228, -100.626174).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.9 km² (5.4 mi²), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,994 people, 3,371 households, and 2,154 families residing in the city. The population density was 573.7/km² (1,485.1/mi²). There were 3,754 housing units at an average density of 269.4/km² (697.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.37% White, 0.18% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.53% of the population.
There were 3,371 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,105, and the median income for a family was $40,455. Males had a median income of $28,065 versus $18,516 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,691. About 7.9% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
The city of McCook utilizes a council-manager style government. As of 2007 the council members are Aaron Kircher, Marty Conroy, Dennis Berry, Collen Grant and Lonnie Anderson.
The City of McCook is organized into eight different departments and offices, which are the: Public Library, Parks, Trash/Recycling, Fire Department, Senior Citizens Affairs, Police Department, Water Department, and Public Transportation.
The City of McCook also hosts thirteen advisory boards and commissions for public service, public works, and the functions of the aforementioned departments and offices.
The single largest issue faced by the City of McCook has been troubles with water purity. When the federal government's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) changed their guidelines for the acceptable purity of water from nitrates, uranium, etc., McCook's existing concern with safe water (which began in 1988) became even more intense and the city was faced with a decision to either find a new source of water or implement a water purification system to clean up the existing sources. Additional taxes were levied to pay for the purchase of land once belonging to a military setup, but was found to be contaminated. Currently, the city has constructed a water treatment facility. The facility has brought the city into full compliance for nitrate, arsenic and uranium. It is possibly the first facility to treat all three contaminants at once.
Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service through McCook, operating its California Zephyr daily in both directions between Chicago and Emeryville, California, across the bay from San Francisco.
In 2005, cable network MTV approached a quintet of McCook High School alumnus, asking them to appear on the program High School Stories. 2003 alumnus Tyler Bieck, Nolan Brown, Paul Clark, Ryan Farrell, and 2002 alumni Dylan Woods were the perpetrators of school prank. The night before the scheduled last day of class for the 2003 Seniors, the gang "snuck" into the school and placed Tyler Bieck's car in front of Principal Jerry Smith's office. The next day, the student population was flabbergasted. Soon the whole town was in an uproar. As with any small town though, secrets do not remain that and gossip spreads quick. It quickly became known to the entire student body that the "rebellious" quintet that so creatively 'stuck it to the man' (the man being Principal Jerry Smith) had obtained full permission from Principal Jerry Smith (the 'man' himself) to attempt the prank. In fact, the timid troupe had entered the school with Principal Smith's own (freely given) key. Given the deceptively cool nature of the prank, it was only a matter of time before the executives at MTV saw an opportunity to promote their subversive message of - being cool means fitting in, not taking risks, receiving permission so that you 'don't get in trouble', painting your nails black, and overall submission and acceptance of all they call cool (referred to as the Good Charlotte effect).
After MTV contacted Tyler Bieck, news began to spread throughout the town that McCook might be featured on national television.
Connie Jo Discoe, Regional Editor of local newspaper The McCook Daily Gazette, ran a string of biased stories attempting to taint MTV's efforts to shine a positive light on McCook. The most egregious article covered the School Board debate over whether or not to allow MTV to film in the halls of MHS. Principal Jerry Smith, who had once praised the pranksters, calling them "ingenious", had now turned on them. Smith's pressure combined with the local media blitz against the prank split the School Board in half. The 3-3 tie was not enough to pass Diane Lyon's motion to allow filming. The article depicting this event was the antithesis of fair. Discoe failed to quote a single Board member who supported the motion, while she quoted every Board member that opposed it.
Eventually, MTV worked around it and managed to reenact the prank at Raymond Central High School. Since then, the episode featuring the McCook Prank has been aired numerous times on MTV.
The mascot for McCook is the Bison.
McCook is the home town of no fewer than three governors of Nebraska and George Norris, the person who helped form the framework of Nebraska's unicameral legislature. Norris also was the leading figure behind the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority. It was the home of Frank Morrison, the influential Democratic governor of Nebraska from 1961-1967. Frank Morrison is the grandfather of the Montana state auditor, John Morrison.
McCook also has one of a growing number of nascent vineyards in the state, the Ravenswood Road Vineyard, run by Harold Davidson. It is situated near the Republican River, with feeds into the Missouri River.
McCook hosts the Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival each summer.
★
★ City of McCook
★ Visit McCook, Tourist Site
McCook is the birthplace of one of Nebraska's two U.S Senator's, Ben Nelson.
| Contents |
| Geography |
| Demographics |
| Government |
| Transportation |
| MTV Controversy |
| Miscellaneous |
| External links |
Geography
Location of McCook, Nebraska
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.9 km² (5.4 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,994 people, 3,371 households, and 2,154 families residing in the city. The population density was 573.7/km² (1,485.1/mi²). There were 3,754 housing units at an average density of 269.4/km² (697.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.37% White, 0.18% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.53% of the population.
There were 3,371 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,105, and the median income for a family was $40,455. Males had a median income of $28,065 versus $18,516 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,691. About 7.9% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The city of McCook utilizes a council-manager style government. As of 2007 the council members are Aaron Kircher, Marty Conroy, Dennis Berry, Collen Grant and Lonnie Anderson.
The City of McCook is organized into eight different departments and offices, which are the: Public Library, Parks, Trash/Recycling, Fire Department, Senior Citizens Affairs, Police Department, Water Department, and Public Transportation.
The City of McCook also hosts thirteen advisory boards and commissions for public service, public works, and the functions of the aforementioned departments and offices.
The single largest issue faced by the City of McCook has been troubles with water purity. When the federal government's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) changed their guidelines for the acceptable purity of water from nitrates, uranium, etc., McCook's existing concern with safe water (which began in 1988) became even more intense and the city was faced with a decision to either find a new source of water or implement a water purification system to clean up the existing sources. Additional taxes were levied to pay for the purchase of land once belonging to a military setup, but was found to be contaminated. Currently, the city has constructed a water treatment facility. The facility has brought the city into full compliance for nitrate, arsenic and uranium. It is possibly the first facility to treat all three contaminants at once.
Transportation
Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service through McCook, operating its California Zephyr daily in both directions between Chicago and Emeryville, California, across the bay from San Francisco.
MTV Controversy
In 2005, cable network MTV approached a quintet of McCook High School alumnus, asking them to appear on the program High School Stories. 2003 alumnus Tyler Bieck, Nolan Brown, Paul Clark, Ryan Farrell, and 2002 alumni Dylan Woods were the perpetrators of school prank. The night before the scheduled last day of class for the 2003 Seniors, the gang "snuck" into the school and placed Tyler Bieck's car in front of Principal Jerry Smith's office. The next day, the student population was flabbergasted. Soon the whole town was in an uproar. As with any small town though, secrets do not remain that and gossip spreads quick. It quickly became known to the entire student body that the "rebellious" quintet that so creatively 'stuck it to the man' (the man being Principal Jerry Smith) had obtained full permission from Principal Jerry Smith (the 'man' himself) to attempt the prank. In fact, the timid troupe had entered the school with Principal Smith's own (freely given) key. Given the deceptively cool nature of the prank, it was only a matter of time before the executives at MTV saw an opportunity to promote their subversive message of - being cool means fitting in, not taking risks, receiving permission so that you 'don't get in trouble', painting your nails black, and overall submission and acceptance of all they call cool (referred to as the Good Charlotte effect).
After MTV contacted Tyler Bieck, news began to spread throughout the town that McCook might be featured on national television.
Connie Jo Discoe, Regional Editor of local newspaper The McCook Daily Gazette, ran a string of biased stories attempting to taint MTV's efforts to shine a positive light on McCook. The most egregious article covered the School Board debate over whether or not to allow MTV to film in the halls of MHS. Principal Jerry Smith, who had once praised the pranksters, calling them "ingenious", had now turned on them. Smith's pressure combined with the local media blitz against the prank split the School Board in half. The 3-3 tie was not enough to pass Diane Lyon's motion to allow filming. The article depicting this event was the antithesis of fair. Discoe failed to quote a single Board member who supported the motion, while she quoted every Board member that opposed it.
Eventually, MTV worked around it and managed to reenact the prank at Raymond Central High School. Since then, the episode featuring the McCook Prank has been aired numerous times on MTV.
Miscellaneous
The mascot for McCook is the Bison.
McCook is the home town of no fewer than three governors of Nebraska and George Norris, the person who helped form the framework of Nebraska's unicameral legislature. Norris also was the leading figure behind the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority. It was the home of Frank Morrison, the influential Democratic governor of Nebraska from 1961-1967. Frank Morrison is the grandfather of the Montana state auditor, John Morrison.
McCook also has one of a growing number of nascent vineyards in the state, the Ravenswood Road Vineyard, run by Harold Davidson. It is situated near the Republican River, with feeds into the Missouri River.
McCook hosts the Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival each summer.
External links
★
★ City of McCook
★ Visit McCook, Tourist Site
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