Nemaha County, Nebraska

Nemaha County, Nebraska
Nemaha County Courthouse in Auburn
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1855
Seat	Auburn
Largest city	Auburn
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	412 sq mi (1,067 km²) 409 sq mi (1,059 km²) 3 sq mi (8 km²), 0.63%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	7,248 18/sq mi (7/km²)

Nemaha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2010, the population was 7,248.^[1] Its county seat is Auburn^[2].

In the Nebraska license plate system, Nemaha County is represented by the prefix 44 (it had the forty-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 412 square miles (1,070 km²), of which, 409 square miles (1,060 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7.8 km²) of it (0.63%) is water.

Portions of the county extend past the Missouri River, which is otherwise its border with the state of Missouri.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 75
• U.S. Highway 136
• Nebraska Highway 62
• Nebraska Highway 67
• Nebraska Highway 105

Adjacent counties

• Otoe County, Nebraska - north
• Atchison County, Missouri - east
• Holt County, Missouri - southeast
• Richardson County, Nebraska - south
• Pawnee County, Nebraska - southwest
• Johnson County, Nebraska - west

Demographics

Nemaha County Population by decade

1860 - 3,139 1870 - 7,593 1880 - 10,451 1890 - 12,930 1900 - 14,952 1910 - 13,095 1920 - 12,547 1930 - 12,356 1940 - 12,781 1950 - 10,973 1960 - 9,099 1970 - 8,976 1980 - 8,367 1990 - 7,980 2000 - 7,576 2010 - 7,248

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 7,576 people, 3,047 households, and 1,980 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 3,439 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.60% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,047 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 11.90% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,588, and the median income for a family was $43,780. Males had a median income of $30,956 versus $19,263 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,004. About 8.30% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and villages

• Auburn
• Brock
• Brownville
• Johnson
• Julian
• Nemaha
• Peru

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Nemaha County, Nebraska
• Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation

References

1. ^ http://www.omaha.com/article/20110301/NEWS01/110309991/0
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 40°23′N 95°51′W / 40.39°N 95.85°W / 40.39; -95.85