Lincoln County, Nebraska

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Lincoln County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 89002224 [1]
Lincoln County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002224
administration
US state : Nebraska
Administrative headquarters : North Platte
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
301 North Jeffers Street
North Platte, NE 69101-3932
Foundation : 1860
Area code : 001 308
Demographics
Residents : 36,288  (2010)
Population density : 5.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 6669 km²
Water surface : 29 km²
map
Map of Lincoln County within Nebraska
Website : www.co.lincoln.ne.us

Lincoln County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is North Platte , named after its location on the North Platte River .

geography

The county is located southwest of the geographic center of Nebraska and has an area of ​​6,669 square kilometers, of which 29 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by McPherson County , Logan County , Custer County , Dawson County , Frontier County , Hayes County , Perkins County, and Keith Counties .

history

Lincoln County was formed in 1860 and named after President Abraham Lincoln .

Nine structures 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%
1870 17th -
1880 3632 21,264.7%
1890 10,441 187.5%
1900 11,416 9.3%
1910 15,684 37.4%
1920 23,420 49.3%
1930 25,627 9.4%
1940 25,425 -0.8%
1950 27,380 7.7%
1960 28,491 4.1%
1970 29,538 3.7%
1980 36,455 23.4%
1990 32,508 -10.8%
2000 34,632 6.5%
2010 36,288 4.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Lincoln County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Country road from North Platte southbound
Fox Theater , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Lincoln County had 34,632 people in 14,076 households and 9,444 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.70 percent white, 0.54 percent African American, 0.51 percent Native American, 0.37 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.65 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.21 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.43 percent of the population.

Of the 14,076 households, 32.0 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 55.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.0 percent were single mothers, 32.9 percent were non-families, 28.3 percent were single households and 11.6 percent had people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 93.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 36,568 , and the median income for a family is $ 45,185. Males had a median income of $ 36,244 versus $ 20,252 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,696. 7.2 percent of families and 9.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 12.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 9.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. GNIS-ID: 835877. 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. ^ Lincoln County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 41 ° 3 ′  N , 100 ° 45 ′  W