Sioux County, Nebraska
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- Agate Fossil Beds National MonumentAgate Fossil Beds National MonumentAgate Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. National Monument near Harrison, Nebraska. The main features of the Monument are a valley of the Niobrara River, and the fossils found on Carnegie Hill and University Hill....
- Nebraska National ForestNebraska National ForestThe Nebraska National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The total area of the national forest is ....
(part) - Oglala National GrasslandOglala National GrasslandThe Oglala National Grassland is a United States National Grassland in the northwest corner of Nebraska. It is in northern Sioux and northwestern Dawes counties, on the borders with South Dakota and Wyoming...
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Demographics
| Sioux County Population by decade |
1880 - 699 1890 - 2,452 1900 - 2,055 1910 - 5,599 1920 - 4,528 1930 - 4,667 1940 - 4,001 1950 - 3,124 1960 - 2,575 1970 - 2,034 1980 - 1,845 1990 - 1,549 2000 - 1,475 2010 - 1,311 |
As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,475 people, 605 households, and 444 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 1 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 780 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.63% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.14% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.20% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.15% from other races
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, and 0.88% from two or more races. 2.31% 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. 36.9% were of German
Germans
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, 11.3% Irish
Irish people
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, 11.0% American
United States
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and 10.6% English
English people
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ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 605 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.30% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 111.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,851, and the median income for a family was $31,406. Males had a median income of $23,409 versus $21,490 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $15,999. About 11.10% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.40% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.
Attractions
- Agate Fossil Beds National MonumentAgate Fossil Beds National MonumentAgate Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. National Monument near Harrison, Nebraska. The main features of the Monument are a valley of the Niobrara River, and the fossils found on Carnegie Hill and University Hill....
- Oglala National GrasslandOglala National GrasslandThe Oglala National Grassland is a United States National Grassland in the northwest corner of Nebraska. It is in northern Sioux and northwestern Dawes counties, on the borders with South Dakota and Wyoming...
- Toadstool Geologic ParkToadstool Geologic ParkToadstool Geologic Park is located in the Oglala National Grassland in far northwestern Nebraska. It is operated by the United States Forest Service. It contains a badlands landscape and a reconstructed sod house...
- Hudson-Meng Bison KillHudson-Meng Bison KillThe Hudson-Meng Bison Kill site is a fossil site located in the Oglala National Grassland of western Nebraska northwest of Crawford. It contains the 10,000-year-old remains of up to 600 bison.- History :...
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sioux County, Nebraska