Population: 282. Estimated population in 2021: 244 (-13.5% change)
Males: 125 (44.3%), Females: 157 (55.7%)
Garden County
Zip code: 69147
Median resident age: 57.4 years
Median household income: $19,191
Median house value: $27,900
Races in Lewellen:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Other race (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (38.7%), Irish (20.6%), English (10.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.6%), Swedish (4.6%), United States (4.3%).
Elevation: 3315 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Lewellen
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lewellen village
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 41.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 20.1%
- Divorced: 16.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-7.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lewellen:
- GARDEN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NURSING HOME (about 15 miles; OSHKOSH, NE)
- SEDGWICK COUNTY MEM HOSP – CAH (about 29 miles; JULESBURG, CO)
- OGALLALA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; OGALLALA, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lewellen:
- ALLIANCE MUNI (about 68 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 103 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)
- WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 107 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lewellen:
- GARDEN COUNTY (about 15 miles; OSHKOSH, NE; Abbreviation: OKS)
- JULESBURG MUNI (about 28 miles; JULESBURG, CO; Abbreviation: 7V8)
- BILLY G RAY FIELD (about 28 miles; CHAPPELL, NE; Abbreviation: CNP)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lewellen:
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 118 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 189 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 191 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 191 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 191 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 191 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
- ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
Public primary/middle schools in Lewellen:
- LEWELLEN PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 55; Grades: PK – 08)
- WELL VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 8; Grades: PK – 08)
Libraries
Library in Lewellen:
- LEWELLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $6,781; Location: 208 MAIN STREET; 6,382 books; 57 audio materials; 167 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)