Rock County, Nebraska

Rock County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 90000968
administration
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Bassett
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 400 State Street P.O. Box 367 Bassett, NE 68714-0367
Foundation :	1888
Area code :	001 402
Demographics
Residents :	1526  (2010)
Population density :	0.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2621 km²
Water surface :	9 km²
map
Website : www.co.rock.ne.us

Rock County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Bassett , named after JW Bassett , an early rancher in the area.

geography

The county is located in northern Nebraska, about 30 km from South Dakota and has an area of ​​2,621 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Keya Paha County , Boyd County , Holt County , Loup County, and Brown Counties .

history

Rock County was formed in 1888. It was named after the rocky soil prevailing here.

Three of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 12, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1890	3083		-
1900	2809		-8.9%
1910	3627		29.1%
1920	3703		2.1%
1930	3366		-9.1%
1940	3977		18.2%
1950	3026		-23.9%
1960	2554		-15.6%
1970	2231		-12.6%
1980	2383		6.8%
1990	2019		-15.3%
2000	1756		-13%
2010	1526		-13.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Rock County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Carns State Aid Bridge , listed on the NRHP

The Niobrara River

As of the 2000 census , Rock County had 1,756 people in 763 households and 501 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 99.03 percent white, 0.46 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian and 0.06 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.28 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.51 percent of the population.

Of the 763 households, 26.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.4 percent were married couples living together, 6.4 percent were single mothers, 34.3 percent were non-families, 31.3 percent were single households, and 15.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.0 percent of residents under the age of 18, 6.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 22.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 89.9 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,795 , and the median income for a family is $ 29,917. Males had a median income of $ 24,167 versus $ 16,490 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,350. 17.7 percent of families and 21.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 36.3 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 14.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

• Bassett
• Duff
• Dyer
• Mariaville
• Newport
• rose

See also

• List of cities in Nebraska

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 835896. 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. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) Retrieved April 13, 2012
7. ↑ Rock County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Rock County, Nebraska  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 25 ′  N , 99 ° 27 ′  W