Scotts Bluff County

administration
Scotts Bluff County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002230
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Low
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1825 Tenth Street Low, NE 69341-2444
Foundation :	1881
Area code :	001 308
Demographics
Residents :	36,970 (2010)
Population density :	19.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1931 km²
Water surface :	16 km²
map

Website : www.scottsbluffcounty.org

Scotts Bluff County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Gering , named after Martin Gering , a banker.

geography

The county is located in the far west of Nebraska, borders Wyoming and has an area of 1931 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water. In Nebraska, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Sioux County , Box Butte County , Morrill County, and Banner Counties .

history

Scotts Bluff County was formed in 1881.

In the county is a national monument , the Scotts Bluff National Monument . Two locations have National Historic Landmark status , Robidoux Pass and Signal Butte archeological site . 21 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 9, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	1888	-
1900	2552	35.2%
1910	8355	227.4%
1920	20,710	147.9%
1930	28,644	38.3%
1940	33,917	18.4%
1950	33,939	0.1%
1960	33,809	-0.4%
1970	36,432	7.8%
1980	38,344	5.2%
1990	36,025	-6%
2000	36,951	2.6%
2010	36,970	0.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Scotts Bluff County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Henry State Aid Bridges , listed on the NRHP

Interstate Canal Bridge , listed on the NRHP

Marquis Opera House , listed on the NRHP

Scotts Bluff County's population was 36,951 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 652 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 14,887 households and 10,167 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.58 percent white, 0.27 percent African American, 1.88 percent Native American, 0.57 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 8.02 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.63 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 17.19 percent of the population.

Of the 14,887 households, 31.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.2 percent were married couples living together, 10.7 percent were single mothers, 31.7 percent were non-families, 27.8 percent were single households, and 12.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.9 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 17.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 88.3 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,016 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,932. Males had a median income of $ 30,317 versus $ 20,717 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,355. 11.0 percent of families and 14.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 22.0 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 8.7 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: 835900. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Nebraska . National Park Service , accessed February 9, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 9, 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) Retrieved April 13, 2012
↑ Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

41.85 -103.71Coordinates: 41 ° 51 ′ N , 103 ° 43 ′ W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 835900. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Nebraska . National Park Service , accessed February 9, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 9, 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) Retrieved April 13, 2012

[8] Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .