▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 9 . 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 9 . 3 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Education ▁Est her ville - Lin coln ▁Central ▁Community ▁School ▁District ▁oper ates ▁area ▁public ▁schools . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Est her ville ▁and ▁Lincoln ▁Central ▁school ▁districts . ▁ ▁Local ▁media ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Est her ville ▁Daily ▁News , ▁both ▁in ▁print ▁and ▁on - line . ▁Two ▁local ▁radio ▁stations ▁serve ▁the ▁region , ▁K IL R ▁( AM ) ▁and ▁K IL R - FM . ▁The ▁closest ▁television ▁station ▁is ▁CBS ▁News ▁affili ate ▁KEY C - TV , ▁in ▁M ank ato , ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁Meteor ite ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁a ▁ 4 5 5 - p ound ▁meteor ite ▁fell ▁to ▁earth ▁in ▁Em met ▁County ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Est her ville , ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Est her ville ▁Meteor ite . ▁When ▁it ▁struck ▁it ▁buried ▁itself ▁ 1 5 ▁feet ▁in ▁the ▁ground . ▁It ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁mes os ider ite . ▁Port ions ▁of ▁the ▁meteor ite ▁are ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁Est her ville ▁Public ▁Library , ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History , ▁the ▁Museum