Benedict, Nebraska

Benedict is a village in York County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census.HistoryBenedict was platted in 1886 when the Kansas City and Omaha Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for E. C. Benedict, a railroad official. Benedict was incorporated as a village in 1890.GeographyBenedict is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.19sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 234 people, 87 households, and 67 families residing in the village. The population density was 1231.6PD/sqmi. There were 97 housing units at an average density of 510.5/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.There were 87 households of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.0% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.01.