Boone County, Nebraska
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Demographics
| Boone County Population by decade |
1880 - 4,170 1890 - 8,683 1900 - 11,689 1910 - 13,145 1920 - 14,146 1930 - 14,738 1940 - 12,127 1950 - 10,721 1960 - 9,134 1970 - 8,190 1980 - 7,391 1990 - 6,667 2000 - 6,259 2010 - 5,505 |
As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 6,259 people, 2,454 households, and 1,700 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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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
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.05% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.05% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.03% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.30% from other races
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, and 0.29% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 54.6% were of German
Germans
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, 8.2% Irish
Irish people
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, 5.9% Polish
Poles
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, 5.3% Norwegian
Norwegians
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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
Marriage
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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
Per capita income
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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
- AlbionAlbion, NebraskaAlbion is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Albion is located at ....
- Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, NebraskaCedar Rapids is a village in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 407 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cedar Rapids is located at ....
- PetersburgPetersburg, NebraskaPetersburg is a village in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census. Petersburg is the site of a memorial to Logan Fontenelle, an Omaha chief who was killed near there in a skirmish with Brulé and Arapaho in 1855....
- PrimrosePrimrose, NebraskaPrimrose is a village in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 69 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Primrose is located at ....
- RaevilleRaeville, NebraskaRaeville is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the community had a population of 26. Raeville is the location of the still-active St. Bonaventure Church Complex, which is on the National Register of Historic Places...
- St. EdwardSt. Edward, NebraskaSt. Edward is a city in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 796 at the 2000 census.-Geography:St. Edward is located at ....
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Boone County, Nebraska
External links
- Boone County Online
- Boone County chapter from History of the State of Nebraska. Chicago:The Western Historical Company. A.T. Andreas, Proprietor. 1882.
- Boone County entry from Semi-Centennial History of Nebraska, 1904