York County, Nebraska

administration
York County Courthouse in York
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	York
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 510 Lincoln Avenue York, NE 68467-2963
Foundation :	1855
Area code :	001 402
Demographics
Residents :	13,665 (2010)
Population density :	9.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1492 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Website : www.yorkcounty.ne.gov

York County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is York .

geography

The county is located in southeastern Nebraska, about 50 miles south of Kansas , and has an area of 1,492 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Seward County , Fillmore County , Hamilton County, and Polk Counties .

history

York County was formed in 1855. It was named after either the city of York in England or York County in Pennsylvania .

Five buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 13, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	604	-
1880	11,170	1,749.3%
1890	17,279	54.7%
1900	18.205	5.4%
1910	18,721	2.8%
1920	17,146	-8.4%
1930	17,239	0.5%
1940	14,874	-13.7%
1950	14,346	-3.5%
1960	13,724	-4.3%
1970	13,685	-0.3%
1980	14,798	8.1%
1990	14,428	-2.5%
2000	14,598	1.2%
2010	13,665	-6.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 York County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Clem's Opera House , listed on the NRHP

WS Jeffery Farmstead , listed on the NRHP

York Public Library , listed on the NRHP

York County had 14,598 people as of the 2000 census . 725 of them were housed in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 5,722 households and 3,931 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.78 percent white, 0.96 percent African American, 0.29 percent Native American, 0.49 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.64 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.77 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.40 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,722 households, 31.1 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.2 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers, 31.3 percent were non-families, 27.5 percent were single households and 14.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.3 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.0 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 17.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over there were statistically 88.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,093 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,741. Males had a median income of $ 30,658 versus $ 19,874 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,670. 6.0 percent of families and 8.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 9.9 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.1 percent of people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 835914. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ 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
↑ York County, Nebraska - 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

40.87 -97.6Coordinates: 40 ° 52 ′ N , 97 ° 36 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 835914. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 13, 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] York County, Nebraska - 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .