BOONE COUNTY, NEBRASKA

'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 Albion⁶.
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).

Contents

Geography

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Cities, villages and unincorporated communities

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,780 km² (687 mi²). 1,779 km² (687 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (1 mi²) 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)

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

As of the census² of 2000, there were 6,259 people, 2,454 households, and 1,700 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (9/mi²). There were 2,733 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/mi²). 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.
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

★ 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''