Otoe County

administration
Otoe County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 76001136
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Nebraska City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1021 Central Ave P.O. Box 249 Nebraska City, NE 68410-0249
Foundation :	1854
Area code :	001 402
Demographics
Residents :	15,740 (2010)
Population density :	9.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1603 km²
Water surface :	9 km²
map

Website : www.co.otoe.ne.us

Otoe County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Nebraska City , which was named after the Indian expression for the Platte River .

geography

The county is located in the extreme southeast of Nebraska, borders Iowa and Missouri to the east and has an area of 1,603 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cass County , Nemaha County , Johnson County , Gage County, and Lancaster County .

history

Otoe County was formed in 1854. It was named after the Indian people of the same name.

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the J. Sterling Morton House . A total of 26 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 11, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	4211	-
1870	12,345	193.2%
1880	15,727	27.4%
1890	25,403	61.5%
1900	22,288	-12.3%
1910	19,323	-13.3%
1920	19,494	0.9%
1930	19.901	2.1%
1940	18,994	-4.6%
1950	17.056	-10.2%
1960	16,503	-3.2%
1970	15,576	-5.6%
1980	15,183	-2.5%
1990	14,252	-6.1%
2000	15,396	8th %
2010	15,740	2.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Otoe County (as of 2000)

Arbor Lodge , listed in the NRHP

Kregel Wind Mill Company , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Otoe County had 15,396 people. 360 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 6,060 households and 4,229 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.42 percent white, 0.29 percent African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.25 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.14 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.65 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45 percent of the population.

Of the 6,060 households, 32.5 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 59.7 percent were married couples living together, 7.2 percent were single mothers, 30.2 percent were non-families, 26.4 percent were single households, and 14.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.3 percent of residents under the age of 18, 6.4 percent between the ages of 18 and 24, 26.1 percent between the ages of 25 and 44, and 22.8 percent between the ages of 45 and 64 18.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 91.8 men.

The median income for a household in the 37,302 USD , and the median income for a family was 45,295 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,682 versus $ 21,520 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,752. 5.9 percent of families and 8.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line. This included 9.3 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 7.7 percent of senior citizens aged 65 and over.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 835887. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Nebraska . National Park Service , accessed February 11, 2018.
↑ 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 from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved April 13, 2012
Jump up ↑ Otoe County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

40.65 -96.14Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′ N , 96 ° 8 ′ W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 835887. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Nebraska . National Park Service , accessed February 11, 2018.

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

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

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

[7] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved April 13, 2012

[8] Jump up ↑ Otoe County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov .