Davey

History

Irish immigrants were the first Europeans to settle northern Lancaster county, followed by other Northern European immigrants such as Danes and Swedes with the passage of the Homestead Act in 1862. The area was originally known as Rock Creek and was served by a Pony Express station in 1871. and was named for Michael Davey, a pioneer citizen. By 1891, Davey offered a livery barn, an ice house, a meat market, a barber shop, a two-story opera house, a doctor's office, and a confectioner's shop. In 1900, the Interstate Company of Lincoln began publishing the Davey Mirror, the village newspaper. In 1903, the Farmers State Bank of Davey opened its doors in the center of the village. A fire broke out at the local Catholic church in 1919 which spread throughout the town, burning many buildings including the Farmers State Bank of Davey and the telephone office. The Davey Hall, a WPA project, was built in the 1930s and celebrated by two days of festivities. The only grocery store in Davey, Hansen's Grocery, closed in 1965 and the last Chicago Northwestern train passed through the village in 1981. Today, the train tracks have been converted to a hiking trail.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  6,000
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,096
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  4,539
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,487
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,470
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,859
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,680
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,431

Largest nearby schools

• NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · LINCOLN · 2,072 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · LINCOLN · 917 students · 15:1 ratio
• KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · LINCOLN · 889 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · LINCOLN · 877 students · 12:1 ratio
• BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · LINCOLN · 814 students · 11.3:1 ratio
• WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL
  High · WAVERLY · 682 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · LINCOLN · 615 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · WAVERLY · 532 students · 14.8:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2014-01-06
  5 km NW of Liberty, Nebraska
• M 3.3 — 2010-11-18
  4 km E of Octavia, Nebraska
• M 3.6 — 2009-12-17
  2 km NW of Auburn, Nebraska