Sheridan County, Nebraska

administration
Sheridan County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Rushville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 301 E 2nd P.O. Box 39 Rushville, NE 69360-0039
Foundation :	1885
Area code :	001 308
Demographics
Residents :	5469 (2010)
Population density :	0.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	6397 km²
Water surface :	75 km²
map

Sheridan County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Rushville , which was named after Rush Creek. In the city was Buffalo Bill temporarily a headquarters.

geography

The county is located in northeastern Nebraska, borders South Dakota to the north and has an area of 6397 square kilometers, of which 75 square kilometers are water. In Nebraska, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cherry County , Grant County , Garden County , Morrill County , Box Butte County, and Dawes County .

history

Sheridan County was formed in 1885. It was named after General Philip H. Sheridan .

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	8687	-
1900	6033	-30.6%
1910	7328	21.5%
1920	9625	31.3%
1930	10,793	12.1%
1940	9869	-8.6%
1950	9539	-3.3%
1960	9049	-5.1%
1970	7285	-19.5%
1980	7544	3.6%
1990	6750	-10.5%
2000	6198	-8.2%
2010	5469	-11.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Sheridan County (as of 2000)

Spade Ranch , listed on the NRHP

Gourley's Opera House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Sheridan County had 6,198 people in 2,549 households and 1,728 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.11 percent white, 0.08 percent African American, 9.23 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.34 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.08 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.47 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,549 households, 30.0 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.8 percent were married couples living together, 8.0 percent were single mothers, 32.2 percent were non-families, 29.6 percent were single households, and 16.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 6.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 21.7 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 91.5 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,484 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,167. Males had a median income of $ 21,892 versus $ 18,423 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,844. 11.0 percent of families and 13.2 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 20.3 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.5 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 835902. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 12, 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
Jump up ↑ Sheridan County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

42.5 -102.43Coordinates: 42 ° 30 ′ N , 102 ° 26 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 835902. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 12, 2018.

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

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

[5] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) Retrieved April 13, 2012

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