Capital: Lincoln
Motto: Equality before the law
Nicknames: Cornhusker State (1945); Beef State
Origin of name: From an Oto Indian word meaning "flat water"
Ten largest cities (1994):
Omaha, 345,033;
Lincoln, 203,076;
Bellevue, 41,274;
Grand Island, 41,147;
Kearney, 26,216;
Fremont, 23,755;
North Platte, 23,171;
Hastings, 22,956;
Norfolk, 22,435;
Columbus, 20,514
Land area (rank): 76,644 sq mi. (198,508 sq km) (15)
Geographic center: In Custer Co., 10 mi. NW of Broken Bow
1997 resident population est.: 1,656,870
1990 resident census population (rank): 1,578,417 (36).
Male: 769,439; Female: 808,946.
White: 1,480,558 (93.8%); Black: 57,404 (3.6%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 12,410 (0.8%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 12,422 (0.8%); Other race: 15,591 (1.05); Hispanic: 36,969 (2.3%).
1990 percent population under 18: 27.2; 65 and over: 14.1; median age: 33.0.
Contact your USA Volleyball Regional Office for details.
REGIONAL OFFICES: 1. USAV Great Plains Region
In in 1996-1997 school year,
337 high schools fielded girls teams with 9,480 girls representing those schools.
0 high schools fielded boys teams with 0 boys representing those schools.
NEBRASKA SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION
8230 Beechwood Drive
(PO Box 5447)
Lincoln, Nebraska 68505-0447
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Creighton University Omaha NE 68178-0001 University of Nebraska Lincoln NE 68588DIVISION II - WOMENS
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA OMAHA NE 68182 WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (NE) WAYNE NE 68787-1172 CHADRON STATE COLLEGE CHADRON NE 69337 UNIV. OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY KEARNEY NE 68849DIVISION III - WOMENS
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