Box Butte County, Nebraska
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Demographics
| Box Butte County Population by decade |
1890 - 5,494 1900 - 5,572 1910 - 6,131 1920 - 8,407 1930 - 11,861 1940 - 10,736 1950 - 12,279 1960 - 11,688 1970 - 10,094 1980 - 13,696 1990 - 13,130 2000 - 12,158 |
As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 12,158 people, 4,780 households, and 3,298 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 5,488 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.84% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.37% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 2.74% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.53% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 3.55% from other races
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, and 1.96% from two or more races. 7.65% 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. 36.4% were of German
Germans
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, 8.4% English
English people
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, 8.1% Irish
Irish people
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and 5.3% American
United States
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ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 4,780 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% 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 3.05.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,366, and the median income for a family was $46,670. Males had a median income of $36,966 versus $21,762 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $18,407. About 9.70% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
- AllianceAlliance, Nebraska-External links:* * *...
(city) - HemingfordHemingford, NebraskaHemingford is a village in Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 993 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hemingford is located at ....
(village) - BereaBerea, NebraskaBerea is an unincorporated community in Box Butte County, in the northwestern part of the state of Nebraska in the United States. It has a population of about 50.-History:...
(unincorporated community)
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Box Butte County, Nebraska