Boone County, Nebraska

Infobox U.S. County
county = Boone County
state = Nebraska


founded = 1871
seat wl = Albion
largest city wl = Albion
area_total_sq_mi =687
area_land_sq_mi =687
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.08%
census yr = 2000
pop = 6259
density_km2 =4
web = www.co.boone.ne.us|

Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 6,259. Its county seat is AlbionGR|6.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Boone County is represented by the prefix 23 (it had the twenty-third-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 687 square miles (1,780 km²), of which, 687 square miles (1,779 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.08%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Madison County, Nebraska - (Northeast)
*Platte County, Nebraska - (Southeast)
*Nance County, Nebraska - (South)
*Greeley County, Nebraska - (Southwest)
*Wheeler County, Nebraska - (Northwest)
*Antelope County, Nebraska - (North)

History

Boone County was formed in 1871. It was named after Daniel Boone. [ [http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/boone.htm] Retrieved on March 15, 2008.]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,259 people, 2,454 households, and 1,700 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 2,733 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.25% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 54.6% were of German, 8.2% Irish, 5.9% Polish, 5.3% Norwegian and 5.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,454 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.11.

29.10% of the population is under the age of 18, 5.00% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,444, and the median income for a family was $38,226. Males had a median income of $26,779 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,831. About 8.30% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 11.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, villages and unincorporated communities

*Albion
*Cedar Rapids
*Petersburg
*Primrose
*Raeville
*St. Edward

External links

* [http://www.co.boone.ne.us/ Boone County Online]
* [http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/boone/boone-p1.html Boone County chapter] from "History of the State of Nebraska". Chicago:The Western Historical Company. A.T. Andreas, Proprietor. 1882.
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/SCHofNE/pages/schn0164.htm Boone County entry] from "Semi-Centennial History of Nebraska, 1904"

References