Chadron, Nebraska 作者：  来源：  发布时间：2021-05-24

I.Population and Area

₋Area

 Land: 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)

₋Population (2018)

 Total: 5,851

 Density: 535.55/km2 (1,386.98/sq mi)

II.Natural Geography

-Chadron is a city and the country seat of Dawes Country, in the state of Nebraska in the Great Plains region of the United States.

-Chadron also is the United States Forest Service headquarters of the Nebraska and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests, and the Buffalo Gap, Fort Pierre, and Oglala National Grasslands. The Museum of the Fur Trade is located near Chadron, at the site of the American Fur Company’s former Bordeaux Trading Post.

III.ECONOMY

-The economy of Chadron, NE employs 3.11k people. The largest industries in Chadron, NE are Educational Services (756 people), Accommodation & Food Services (480 people), and Retail Trade (449 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($69,071), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,909), and Finance & Insurance ($60,909).

-Median household income in Chadron, NE is $44,773. Males in Chadron, NE have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $42,865. The income inequality in Chadron, NE (measured using the Gini index) is 0.446, which is lower than than the national average.

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IV.Industrial Characteristics

-The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chadron, NE, are Educational Services (756 people), Accommodation & Food Services (480 people), and Retail Trade (449 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chadron, NE, though some of these residents may live in Chadron, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

-Compared to other places, Chadron, NE has an unusually high number of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (3.62 times higher than expected), Educational Services (2.63 times), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (2.21 times) industries.

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V.Attractions

1.Museum of the Fur Trade

The Museum of the Fur Trade is dedicated to preserving the rich history of the North American fur trade by illustrating its diverse stories through the over 6,000 authentic artifacts on display.

Located only three miles east of Chadron, Nebraska, the Museum of the Fur Trade stands on the site of James Bordeaux’s trading post, which was established for the American Fur Company in 1837 and is now included in the National Register of Historic Places. All items in our collection are original pieces and include the oldest known point blanket from 1775, firearms that were owned by Kit Carson and Tecumseh, and crop seeds that were obtained directly from American Indians over 125 years ago. With new exhibits being added every season, the Museum of the Fur Trade’s collection continues to grow and allows for a new experience with every visit.

₋TEL: 308-432-3843

₋Address: 6321 Highway 20, Chadron, Nebraska 693347

₋Website: https://www.furtrade.org/

2. Pine Ridge National Recreation Area

-National Recreation Areas (NRA) have been designated by Acts of Congress since 1964. Nationally there are 34 NRA’s managed by three Federal land agencies: the Forest Service, the National Parks Service and the Bureau of Land Management. The Congressional intent was to embrace the following values: a nationally planned system of recreation; a Federal role in providing a high quality of recreation not found at the State and local level; the capacity to address complex resource management problems; a need to meet urban demands; and for recreation.

-The 6,600 acre Pine Ridge National Recreation Area was established south of Chadron, NE on October 20, 1986. The intent was to provide backcountry recreation opportunities in a primitive/semi-primitive ponderosa pine environment. Wildfires swept through the Pine Ridge region in 2006 and again in 2012, burning thousands of acres of forest and meadow areas.

-Typical activities include hiking and walking, horseback riding, hunting, nature study and cross-country skiing. Motorized recreation is not permitted and there are no developed sites or facilities in the area. Hikers should carry water on trails in the area as water supplies are few and far between.

-Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nebraska/recarea/?recid=82881

-TEL: 308-432-0300

-Address: 16524 Hwy 385, Chadron, NE 69337

3.Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center

₋The Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center is a museum dedicated to the life and works of author Mari Sandoz, and to the High Plains region of the western United States, in which Sandoz grew up, and which was the setting of many of her fictional and non-fictional works. The Center is located on the campus of Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska. It occupies the college's former library building, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

₋The Center holds a number of items directly related to Sandoz, including manuscripts, sound recordings, and personal effects from Sandoz's New York apartment. Its collection also includes a number of oral histories of regional ranching families, and a 6000-volume library focusing on the High Plains region.

₋Permanent exhibits include a gallery dedicated to Sandoz's life and literature; one for the history of cattle ranching on the High Plains; and one devoted to the paleontology of the Sandhills.

₋Exhibits both indoors and outdoors describe the botany of the region. Sandoz's younger sister Flora Rosa Sandoz was a trained botanist, who spent most of her life in the Sandhills; an interactive kiosk in the Center displays her photographs of local wildflowers, along with her comments on them. The Heritage Gardens consist of several distinct collections, including fruit trees descended from those grown by the Sandoz family, plants brought to the High Plains by early settlers, and native plants used by the Lakota Sioux. The statue of Sandoz is surrounded by Sandhills prairie plants, some of which were collected near her grave in Sheridan County.

VI.History

-Succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples lived in the area for thousands of years. In historic times, tribes such as the Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux Tribe), Cheyenne and others lived in the area. The Sioux used this territory as a hunting ground after pushing other tribes to the west.

-Chadron is named for Louis Chartran, a French-Indian (Métis) fur trapper who ran a trading post on Chadron Creek in 1841. He was married to a Native American woman.

-In 1884 the town was formally established when the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad was constructed through the area from Omaha, Nebraska, en route to Wyoming. Chadron was first named O'Linn for its founder Fannie O'Linn, who built a community at the confluence of the White River (Missouri River) and Chadron Creek. This is where the railroad was expected to branch. When it was built six miles away on Bordeaux Creek, the townspeople packed up the entire town—buildings included—and moved it to the new location.

-Among the founders of the town were the businessman Charles Henry King and his wife Martha. King established retail and freight businesses and banks in towns along the railroad's route; he capitalized on the flow of settlers and pioneers to the region. Four of the five King children were born in Chadron, including their second son Leslie Lynch King. In 1908 the family moved to Omaha, the business center of the state. In 1912 Leslie married, and in July 1913 became the father of the future president, Gerald Ford. King and his wife divorced soon after that.

-During the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Chadron was the starting point of the 1,000-mile "Chadron-Chicago Cowboy Horse Race." Nine riders competed for the $1,000 prize to be the first to reach the entrance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Among the riders was the former outlaw Doc Middleton. John Berry won the race in 13 days and 16 hours.

VII.Other Information

-Festivals and Customs

oEvery July, Chadron hosts an annual community celebration called “Fur Trade Days”, in honor of its origins as a fur and hide trading post for French and other settlers in the Great Plains during the 19th century. Chadron’s Museum of the Fur Trade is the largest of its kind in the United States and attracts thousands of visitors every year.

VIII.Contact Information

₋Government

 Mayor: Miles Bannan

₋Town of Manhattan

 Address: 234 Main Street

 P.O. Box 390

 Chadron, NE 69337

 TEL: 308-432-0505

 Website: https://www.chadron-nebraska.com/263/City-Council