POPULATION

			1980    1990
City                     523     544
County               192,884 213,641



Lancaster County*
   Age:    18-24   25-44   45-54
   Male    16,689  36,222  9,284
   Female  16,699  35,481  9,562
   Total   33,388  71,703  18,846
   *1990 Census

			County Labor Data
Lancaster County*
   Labor Force				130,101
   Unemployed				  2,161
   Unemployed as % of Labor Force	    1.7
   Total Employment        		127,940
   *1991 annual average from Nebraska Deparenent of Labor

			TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Motor Carrier

Number highways serving city: Federal                   State 1
City within 25 miles of interstate highway interchange  No

Air
	Distance to nearest public airport  		   25 miles
	Type of runway     				   Paved
	Length of longest runway
	Runway lighted     				   Yes
	Distance to nearest commercial air transportation  25 miles

Rail
	Community served by railroad       No
	Names of railroads

			HOUSING

Average monthly rental: 
                  House $400 
                  Apt.  $300
Average cost of houses: $30,000



			HEALTH FACILITIES

Distance to nearest hospital    15 miles
Clinic in community       	No
Medical Personnel: 		MD(s)   Dentist(s)
Nurses:    			Registered      Practical

			COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Machine shops in city      		Yes (1)
Electric motor repair service in city	Yes (1)

Newspaper in city  				Yes
Number of TV channels received without cable    6
Cable antenna television serves city       	Yes
Maximum number of cable channels received  	13
Number of churches 	1 Protestant    1 Catholic

Number of motel and hotel rooms available  	None
Number of banks in city    			None
Number of savings & loan firms 			None
Chamber of Commerce        			No

			UTILITIES

Electricity
	Supplier   		Nebraska City Utilities
	KW Capacity     	1,050 KW        
	Peak Demand     	844-1,032
	Additional source:

Sanitation
	Type of sewage treatment plant  Sewage Lagoon
	Capacity   			80,000 gals/day
	Present Load    		40,000 gals/day
	Sewer use charge   		Yes

Natural Gas
	Natural gas service available   Yes
	Supplier   			Peoples Natural Gas

Water
	Water supplied by  		Rural Water District #1
	Name of supplier   		Rural Water District #1
	Source of city water      
 	Number of Wells
	Average depth of wells
	Capacity of water plant    	212 gals/min
	Average consumption        	50,000 gals/day
	Peak consumption   		70,000 gals/day
	Storage Capacity   		100,000 gals
	Hardness (ppm) 			420/mg/L    
	Treated 			No
	Temperature range

Telecommunications
	Local service provider     	Lincoln Telephone Company

			MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Type of local government   		Board of Trustees
Comprehensive City Plan:   		Yes
City zoning ordinance in effect    	Yes
County zoning ordinance in effect  	Yes
Number volunteer 
	fire department personnel 	27
Fire insurance class: 
		In city 		8A 
		Outside City 		8A
Number of full-time city policemen 	None 
Garbage service provided   		Yes 
Public Library in city     		No
Percent of city streets paved 		4%

			EDUCATION FACILITIES

Schools

	Type       Number  Enrollment      Teacher/Pupil Ratio

	Elementary   1        253               1/20
	Jr. High and Sr. High  At Palmyra, Nebraska 

			TAX STRUCTURE

Actual valuation of city:  $10,128,463
Tax Rate ($ per $100 of actual value):
   City    .4899
   County
   School
   Other
   Total
Bonded Indebtedness:
   Gen. Obligation $996,340
   Revenue

			RECREATION FACILITIES

Type of facilities in city or within 10 miles:
   Public golf course(s)   
   Public park(s)
   Public tennis court(s)

Nearest public access lake or river        10 miles
Activities allowed:
   Swimming        
   Fishing
   Motor boating

LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

    Name of group      Bennet Community Improvement Committee 
    Person to contact  Becky Dallman 
    Address            Route 1 Bennet,Nebraska 68317 
    Phone Number       (402) 782-8782 

The above information was prepared with the assistance of
local community representatives. For further data contact the
local contact above or the Nebraska Department of Economic
Development,, PO Box 94666, 301 Centennial Mall South, 
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509. (402) 471-3111 - (800)426-6505.