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Moorefield
Nebraskavillage
Moorefield
Total population
40
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$36,250
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Moorefield is a village in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Moorefield had a population of 27.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
First settled in the 1870s, Moorefield became a railroad town in 1886 when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad extended a line to it. Moorefield was named for the original owner of the town site.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Moorefield, NE from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves106
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves85
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves65
- DickcisselSpiza americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves62
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves58
- House WrenTroglodytes aedon Vieillot, 1809 · Aves50
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves44
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves43
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · CURTIS · 117 students · 13:1 ratio
- MEDICINE VALLEY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · CURTIS · 92 students · 9.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2018-12-1310 km S of Arnold, Nebraska
- M 2.6 — 2018-09-088 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska
- M 2.5 — 2018-09-0713 km WNW of Callaway, Nebraska
- M 2.6 — 2018-08-307 km WSW of Arnold, Nebraska
- M 2.6 — 2018-08-206 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska
- M 2.7 — 2018-08-154 km E of Arnold, Nebraska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Nebraska
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 206 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 207 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 216 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 216 mi
- Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 228 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET