Chalco, Nebraska | |
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CDP | |
![]() Location of Chalco, Nebraska |
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Coordinates: 41°11′1″N 96°8′2″W / 41.18361°N 96.13389°WCoordinates: 41°11′1″N 96°8′2″W / 41.18361°N 96.13389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Sarpy |
Area | |
• Total | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
• Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,073 ft (327 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 10,994 |
• Density | 3,703.3/sq mi (1,429.9/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 402,531 |
FIPS code | 31-08640 |
GNIS feature ID | 0828081 |
Chalco is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States, directly south of and adjacent to Omaha. The population was 10,994 at the 2010 census.
A post office was established at Chalco in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1950. The community was likely named after Chalco, in Mexico.
Chalco is located at 41°11′1″N 96°8′2″W / 41.18361°N 96.13389°W (41.183539, -96.133791).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,736 people, 3,719 households, and 2,915 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,703.3 people per square mile (1,429.4/km²). There were 3,758 housing units at an average density of 1,296.3/sq mi (500.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.24% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.81% of the population.