RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA

'Richardson County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 9,531. Its county seat is Falls City⁶.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Richardson County is represented by the prefix 19 (it had the nineteenth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Contents

History

Geography

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Cities and villages

References

See also

History

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Richardson County. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale, and had a damage path 800 yards wide and 100 miles long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured in this tornado.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,440 km² (556 mi²). 1,433 km² (553 mi²) of it is land and 7 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.49%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

★ Nemaha County, Nebraska - north

★ Holt County, Missouri - east

★ Doniphan County, Kansas - southeast

★ Brown County, Kansas - south

★ Nemaha County, Kansas - southwest

★ Pawnee County, Nebraska - west

Demographics

'Richardson County Population by decade'

1860 - 2,835 1870 - 9,780 1880 - 15,031 1890 - 17,574 1900 - 19,614 1910 - 17,448 1920 - 18,968 1930 - 19,826 1940 - 19,178 1950 - 16,886 1960 - 13,903 1970 - 12,277 1980 - 11,315 1990 - 9,937 2000 - 9,531

As of the census² of 2000, there were 9,531 people, 3,993 households, and 2,567 families residing in the county. The population density was 7/km² (17/mi²). There were 4,560 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.65% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 2.32% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,993 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.40% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.70% were non-families. 32.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 21.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,884, and the median income for a family was $39,779. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $18,775 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,460. About 6.30% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 11.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and villages

★ Barada

★ Dawson

★ Falls City

★ Humboldt

★ Preston

★ Rulo

★ Salem

★ Shubert

★ Stella

★ Verdon

References

★ [1] - Historical Tornadoes

See also

★ [2] - The Irving, KS Tornado