{{short description|Village in Nebraska, US}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Dwight, Nebraska |settlement_type = Village |nickname = |motto =
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<!-- General information --> |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 1621 |coordinates = {{coord|41|04|58|N|97|01|09|W|region:US-NE|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 68635 |area_code = 402 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 31-14065<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 2398765<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398765}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Dwight''' is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dwight had a population of 229.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A14065&in=state%3A31|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=March 6, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ==History== Dwight was started in 1887 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/butler/dwight/ | title=Dwight, Butler County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=July 31, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA66|year=1908|page=66}}</ref> The fact that a large share of the early settlers were natives of Dwight, Illinois caused the name to be selected.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 | pages=29| isbn=0803250606 }}</ref>
==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|0.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>
==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 184 |1920= 309 |1930= 323 |1940= 294 |1950= 218 |1960= 209 |1970= 224 |1980= 221 |1990= 227 |2000= 259 |2010= 204 |2020= 229 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }}
===2010 census=== As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 204 people, 94 households, and 57 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|816.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 108 housing units at an average density of {{convert|432.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.
There were 94 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.4% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.77.
The median age in the village was 46.4 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 34.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.6% male and 54.4% female.
===2000 census=== As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 259 people, 116 households, and 64 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,070.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 128 housing units at an average density of {{convert|528.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.23% White, 0.39% Native American, and 0.39% from two or more races.
There were 116 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 43.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,010. None of the families and 2.2% of the population were living below the poverty line.
==Notable people== *Ernest Richard Kouma, Medal of Honor recipient *Ad Liska, baseball player *Alfredo Ernest Novak, Roman Catholic bishop
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