Niobrara County

administration
US state :	Wyoming
Administrative headquarters :	Lusk
Foundation :	1911
Demographics
Residents :	2484 (2010)
Population density :	0.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	6806 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
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Niobrara County is a county in the state of Wyoming in the United States . At the 2010 census , Niobrara County had 2,484 residents. The county seat is in Lusk .

geography

The county covers an area of 6,806 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the counties: Weston County , Custer County, South Dakota, Fall River County, South Dakota, Sioux County, Nebraska, Goshen County , Platte County, and Converse County .

history

The county was established in 1911

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1920	6321	-
1930	4723	-25.3%
1940	5988	26.8%
1950	4701	-21.5%
1960	3750	-20.2%
1970	2924	-22%
1980	2924	0%
1990	2499	-14.5%
2000	2407	-3.7%
2010	2484	3.2%
1900-1990

Niobrara County Wyoming

Niobrara County Wyoming SR85

According to the 2000 census, the population of Niobrara County was 2,407. There were 1,011 households and 679 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.05% White, 0.12% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 0.50% other races Groups; 0.71% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.50% percent of the population.

Of the 1,011 households, 27.10% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 57.60% were married couples living together, 6.00% percent were single mothers, 32.80% were non-families. 29.50% were single households and 14.10% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.81 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 6.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.60% between 45 and 64 years of age 18.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 88.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,701 , and the median income for a family is 33,714. USD. Males had a median income of $ 25,909 versus $ 17,016 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,757. 13.40% of families and 10.70% of the population are below the poverty line. 15.00% of these were under 18 years of age and 15.60% were 65 years of age or older.