Hamilton County, Nebraska

administration
Hamilton County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 85001665
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Aurora
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1111 13th Street Suite 1 Aurora, NE 68818-2017
Foundation :	1867
Area code :	001 402
Demographics
Residents :	9124 (2010)
Population density :	6.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1416 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Website : www.co.hamilton.ne.us

Hamilton County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Aurora .

geography

The county is located southeast of the geographic center of Nebraska, is 50 miles south of Kansas , and has an area of 1,416 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water. The following counties border Hamilton County:

	Merrick County	Polk County
Hall County		York County
	Clay County

history

Hamilton County was formed in 1867. It was named after Alexander Hamilton .

Five buildings in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 11, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	130	-
1880	8267	6,259.2%
1890	14.096	70.5%
1900	13,330	-5.4%
1910	13,459	1 %
1920	13,237	-1.6%
1930	12,159	-8.1%
1940	9982	-17.9%
1950	8778	-12.1%
1960	8714	-0.7%
1970	8867	1.8%
1980	9301	4.9%
1990	8862	-4.7%
2000	9403	6.1%
2010	9124	-3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Hamilton County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

IOOF Opera House , listed in the NRHP

Streeter-Peterson House , listed on the NRHP

United Brethren Church , listed in the NRHP

Hamilton County had 9,403 people as of the 2000 census . 148 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 3,503 households and 2,676 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.43 percent white, 0.18 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian and 0.49 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.56 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.14 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,503 households, 37.3 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 67.4 percent were married couples living together, 5.9 percent were single mothers, 23.6 percent were non-families, 21.1 percent were single households and 10.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 29.1 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,277 , and the median income for a family is $ 45,659. Males had a median income of $ 29,238 versus $ 20,308 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,590. 5.9 percent of families and 7.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 9.8 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 5.4 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 835862. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 11, 2018.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012
↑ Hamilton County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

40.88 -98.02Coordinates: 40 ° 53 ′ N , 98 ° 1 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 835862. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 11, 2018.

[4] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[6] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012

[7] Hamilton County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .