Community

City Government

The Village of Davenport has a board of trustees form of government. The trustees are elected at large for a four-year term. Currrent members are:

Fire Department

Fire protection is provided by the exceptional staff of 25 volunteers who make up the Davenport Fire Department, 102 N Oak Avenue, with six serving as EMTs and three First Responders. The firemen also serve as storm spotters. A new fire hall was dedicated November 1999. 911 service is centered at the county sheriff’s office. For more information, visit the Fire Department Website.

Law Enforcement

Thayer County Law Enforcement, located in Hebron, provides patrol and protection services. The crime rate in Thayer County is among the lowest in the nation. Phone (402) 768-6139 or 911.

Utilities

Groups

Davenport is served by a number of community groups and activities, including:

• Lions Club
• American Legion & Auxiliary
• Veteran of Foreign Wars & Auxiliary - merged wtih Geneva Post
• Women’s Clubs
• Boy Scouts, Tiger Cubs to Eagle Scouts
• 4-H Clubs
• Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star
• Church-related organizations – Children’s Programs, Youth, Men’s Groups, Women’s Groups, Bible Studies, Community Services
• Davenport Cemetery Association - Contact (402) 364-2292 or logon to findagrave.com
• Davenport Achievement
• Davenport Foundation

Community Center

Davenport Community Center, 110 South Linden Avenue, is a good-sized, multi-purpose building available to rent for public and personal functions. It hosts the Senior Center which prepares weekday noon meals and Meals-On-Wheels for residents of Davenport and surrounding communities. Other Community Center activities include special community events and celebrations, presentations and entertainment, Red Cross Bloodmobile, blood pressure clinics, educational programs, fund-raisers, and recreation. For more information, call (402) 364-2449.

Library

The Davenport Public Library, 109 N. Maple Avenue, meets recreational needs as well as supplements educational needs by maintaining material of permanent value and current interest. The Davenport Women’s Club provides excellent books and magazines, and our library participates in inter-library loan and participates in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, making the whole wide world of reading available to our local community. The Library is open Monday through Thursday 2:30-5:00 p.m. Library activities include storytime, summer reading programs, and the annual bed-time storyhour. Computer and internet access are also available. The Library Community Room is available to rent for public activities through the Davenport Women’s Club. For more information, call (402) 364-2147.

Recreation

Just a few of the activities available in Davenport:

• Daylight and evening walks in safe neighborhoods
• High school football, volleyball, basketball, track
• Youth and adult softball and baseball leagues
• Pony Express Re-Ride, Oregon Trail & historic sites
• Little Blue River, fishing, hunting, camping, nature
• Saddle clubs and trails
• Craft bazaars & quilters
• Annual Achievement Days celebration
• 5 golf courses within 30 miles (Geneva, Hebron, Nelson, Sutton, Clay Center)
• Camper hookups and trailer dump station

Churches