Washington County, Nebraska

administration
Washington County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002221
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Blair
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1555 Colfax Street P.O. Box 466 Blair, NE 68008-0466
Foundation :	1854
Area code :	001 402
Demographics
Residents :	20,234 (2010)
Population density :	20 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1020 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Website : www.co.washington.ne.us

Washington County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Blair , which was named after the railway pioneer John I. Blair .

geography

The county is located in the far east of Nebraska, borders the state of Iowa and has an area of 1020 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Burt County , Douglas County, and Dodge County .

history

Washington County was formed in 1854. It was named after President George Washington .

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , Fort Atkinson . Twelve buildings and sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 13, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	1249	-
1870	4452	256.4%
1880	8631	93.9%
1890	11,869	37.5%
1900	13,086	10.3%
1910	12,738	-2.7%
1920	12,180	-4.4%
1930	12,095	-0.7%
1940	11,578	-4.3%
1950	11,511	-0.6%
1960	12,103	5.1%
1970	13,310	10%
1980	15,508	16.5%
1990	16.607	7.1%
2000	18,780	13.1%
2010	20,234	7.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Washington County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Abraham Castetter House , listed on NRHP No. 82003203

Fontanelle Township Hall , listed on NRHP No. 82003205

Alfred H. and Sarah Frahm House , listed in NRHP No. 06000101

As of the 2000 census , Washington County had 18,780 people in 6,940 households and 5,149 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.12 percent white, 0.34 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.11 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.30 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.63 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.08 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,940 households, 36.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 64.0 percent were married couples living together, 7.0 percent were single mothers, 25.8 percent were non-families, 21.8 percent were single households, and 10.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.1 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.9 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 48,500 USD , and the median income for a family was 56,429 USD. Males had a median income of $ 36,901 versus $ 25,893 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,055. 4.1 percent of families and 6.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. 8.0 percent of these 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

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 835910. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Nebraska . National Park Service , accessed February 13, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 13, 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
↑ ^a ^b ^c Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved April 26, 2012
↑ Washington County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

41.53 -96.22Coordinates: 41 ° 32 ' N , 96 ° 13' W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 835910. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Nebraska . National Park Service , accessed February 13, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 13, 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

[nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com-8] Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved April 26, 2012

[9] Washington County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .