Platte County, Nebraska

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Platte County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 89002217 [1]
Platte County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002217
administration
US state : Nebraska
Administrative headquarters : Columbus
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
2610 14th Street
Columbus, NE 68601-4960
Foundation : 1856
Area code : 001 402
Demographics
Residents : 32,237  (2010)
Population density : 18.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1785 km²
Water surface : 29 km²
map
Map of Platte County within Nebraska
Website : www.plattecounty.net

Platte County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Columbus , which was named after the city of the same name Columbus in Ohio .

geography

The county is located in east central Nebraska and has an area of ​​1785 square kilometers, of which 29 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Colfax County , Butler County , Polk County , Merrick County , Nance County , Boone County , Madison County, and Stanton Counties .

history

Platte County was formed in 1856. It was named after the Platte River .

22 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 12, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 782 -
1870 1899 142.8%
1880 9511 400.8%
1890 15,437 62.3%
1900 17,747 15%
1910 19.006 7.1%
1920 19,464 2.4%
1930 21,181 8.8%
1940 20.191 -4.7%
1950 19,910 -1.4%
1960 23,992 20.5%
1970 26,508 10.5%
1980 28,852 8.8%
1990 29,820 3.4%
2000 31,662 6.2%
2010 32,237 1.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Platte County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Columbus Loup River Bridge , listed on the NRHP
HE Snyder House , listed on the NRHP
Albert and Lina Stenger House , listed in the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Platte County had 31,662 people in 12,076 households and 8,465 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.29 percent white, 0.35 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.40 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.49 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.15 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.54 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 12,076 households, 36.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.2 percent were married couples living together, 7.6 percent were single mothers, 29.9 percent were non-families, 25.9 percent were single households, and 11.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.14.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 29.0 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 21.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.8 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 39,359 US dollars , and the median income for a family was 47,776 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,672 versus $ 21,842 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,064. 5.4 percent of families and 7.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line. 9.0 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 835892. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 12, 2018.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento from July 17, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved April 13, 2012
  7. ↑ Platte County, Nebraska - Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 41 ° 34 ′  N , 97 ° 32 ′  W