Town file
Wilber, Nebraska
Wilber, Nebraska (Saline County, Nebraska) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 473, "Flying Vampire Tinder Date" (7 March 2024). Sydney Irene Loofe was born in Broken Bow, Nebraska, on 21 August 1993, the middle of George and Susie Loof's three children.
- Town
- Wilber
- County
- Saline County
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 473
- Approximate location
- 40.481, -96.965
Episode 473 / 7 March 2024 / 171 min / full
Flying Vampire Tinder Date
"This week, in Wilber, Nebraska ... This is in Saline or Saline County, however it's said." about 0:00:00
The case: Murder of Sydney Loofe (November 2017). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 1,984
- Median age
- 37
- Median home value
- $181,400
- Two-bedroom rent
- about $940
- Cost of living
- $78
- Property crime
- ▼ about half
- Violent crime
- ▼ about a quarter
History, in brief
- Platted in 1873 by C.D. Wilber; the town is named for him, W-I-L-B-E-R. about 0:06:44
- It became the seat of Saline County, transferred there from Pleasant Hill. about 0:06:56
- Declared the official Czech capital of the United States on July 10th, 1987, in a decree signed by President Ronald Reagan. about 0:07:07
- The town holds the Czech Days Festival; in 2023 it celebrated 150 years of Czech heritage. about 0:14:46
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A resident since 1989 says it is a wonderful small community with old world charm as the national Czech capital, and a great place to raise a family and learn Czech."about 0:07:44
3 stars
"A small town with few larger stores but a surprising number of hair salons and places to eat, a Subway, a Casey's, two meat markets and several bars; the grocery store is dearer than Walmart but convenient, and Lincoln is only 40 minutes away."about 0:08:24
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Alvo, Nebraska41 miles
- Murdock, Nebraska47 miles
- Yutan, Nebraska60 miles
- Clarks, Nebraska68 miles
- Guide Rock, Nebraska77 miles
- Shenandoah, Iowa86 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.