Dixon County

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The Dixon County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 89002247 [1]
The Dixon County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002247
administration
US state : Nebraska
Administrative headquarters : Ponca
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
302 3rd Street
P.O. Box 546
Ponca, NE 68770-0546
Foundation : 1856
Made up from: Blackbird County, Izard County, and Indian Land
Area code : 001 402
Demographics
Residents : 6000  (2010)
Population density : 4.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1234 km²
Water surface : 16 km²
map
Map of Dixon County within Nebraska

The Dixon County is a county in the US state of Nebraska . The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Ponca , which was named after the Indian people Ponca .

geography

The county is located in the extreme northeast of Nebraska and borders South Dakota to the east and north , from which it is separated by the Missouri River . It has an area of ​​1234 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water. The following counties border Dixon County:

Clay County,
South Dakota 		Union County,
South Dakota
Cedar County Compass card (de) .svg Dakota County
Wayne County Thurston County

history

Dixon County was formed in 1856 from former parts of Blackbird Counties and Izard Counties as well as from land designated as free, i.e. former Indian land. It was named after the Dixon family , the first white settlers in the area.

Five buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 10, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 274 -
1870 1345 390.9%
1880 4177 210.6%
1890 8084 93.5%
1900 10,535 30.3%
1910 11,477 8.9%
1920 11,815 2.9%
1930 11,586 -1.9%
1940 10,413 -10.1%
1950 9129 -12.3%
1960 8106 -11.2%
1970 7453 -8.1%
1980 7137 -4.2%
1990 6143 -13.9%
2000 6339 3.2%
2010 6000 -5.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990

2000 + 2010

Dixon County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Cook Blacksmith Shop , listed on the NRHP
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church , listed in the NRHP
Ponca Historic District , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Dixon County had 6,000 people in 2,393 households. The population density was 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.56 people lived in the 2,393 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.5 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.4 percent of the population.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 42,487  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,884. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Citys

Villages

1 - partly in Wayne County
2 - partly in Dakota and Thurston Counties

Townships

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 835847. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 10, 2018.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  7. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  8. ^ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Dixon County ( July 9, 2011 memento on WebCite ). Retrieved December 11, 2011.

Web links

Commons : Dixon County, Nebraska  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 30 ′  N , 96 ° 52 ′  W