Knox County, Nebraska

administration
Knox County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 90000972
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	center
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 206 Main Street P.O. Box 166 Center, NE 68724-0166
Foundation :	1854
Area code :	001 402
Demographics
Residents :	8701 (2010)
Population density :	3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2952 km²
Water surface :	82 km²
map

Website : www.co.knox.ne.us

Knox County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Center , named after its central location in the county.

geography

The county is located in northeast Nebraska, bordering South Dakota to the north and has an area of 2952 square kilometers, of which 82 square kilometers are water. In Nebraska, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cedar County , Pierce County , Antelope County , Holt County, and Boyd Counties .

history

Knox County was formed in 1854. It was named after Major General Henry Knox .

15 buildings and sites 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%
1860	152	-
1870	261	71.7%
1880	3666	1,304.6%
1890	8582	134.1%
1900	14,343	67.1%
1910	18,358	28%
1920	18,894	2.9%
1930	19.110	1.1%
1940	16,478	-13.8%
1950	14,820	-10.1%
1960	13,300	-10.3%
1970	11,723	-11.9%
1980	11,457	-2.3%
1990	9534	-16.8%
2000	9374	-1.7%
2010	8701	-7.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Knox County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Gross State Aid Bridge , listed in the NRHP

Niobrara River Bridge , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Knox County had 9,374 people in 3,811 households and 2,595 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.63 percent white, 0.09 percent African American, 7.12 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.34 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.63 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.91 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,811 households, 29.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.0 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers, 31.9 percent were non-families, 29.9 percent were single households, and 17.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.5 percent of residents under the age of 18, 5.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 21.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 23.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.2 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 27,564 , and the median income for a family was $ 34,073. Males had a median income of $ 23,373 versus $ 18,319 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,971. 12.5 percent of families and 15.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 20.4 percent were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 13.5 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 835875. 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 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012
↑ Knox County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

42.63 -97.88Coordinates: 42 ° 38 ' N , 97 ° 53' W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 835875. 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 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012

[7] Knox County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov .