Lancaster County, Nebraska

Infobox U.S. County
county = Lancaster County
state = Nebraska


founded year = 1859
seat wl = Lincoln | largest city wl = Lincoln
area_total_sq_mi =847
area_land_sq_mi =839
area_water_sq_mi =8
area percentage = 0.92%
census yr = 2000
pop = 250291
density_km2 =120
web = www.ci.lincoln.ne.us
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Lancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population was 250,291. The 2005 population estimate puts Lancaster County at 264,814. Its county seat is LincolnGR|6, which is also the capital of Nebraska. The county was created in 1859, and the county seat was the village of Lancaster. Lancaster was renamed Lincoln after President Abraham Lincoln and became the state capital in 1867.

Lancaster County is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Lancaster County was represented by the prefix 2 (it had the second-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). In 2002, the state discontinued the 1922 system in Lancaster, Douglas and Sarpy counties.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 847 square miles (2,193 km²), of which, 839 square miles (2,173 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20 km²) of it (0.92%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Saunders County, Nebraska - (north)
* Cass County, Nebraska - (northeast)
* Otoe County, Nebraska - (southeast)
* Johnson County, Nebraska - (southeast point)
* Gage County, Nebraska - (south)
* Saline County, Nebraska - (southwest)
* Seward County, Nebraska - (northwest)
* Butler County, Nebraska - (northwest corner)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 250,291 people, 99,187 households, and 60,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 298 people per square mile (115/km²). There were 104,217 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile (48/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.07% White, 2.82% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 2.86% Asian American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.69% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. 3.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 99,187 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.80% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.80% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 15.40% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,850, and the median income for a family was $53,676. Males had a median income of $34,720 versus $25,614 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,265. About 5.50% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

*Hickman
*Lincoln
*Waverly

Villages

*Bennet
*Davey
*Denton
*Firth
*Hallam
*Malcolm
*Panama
*Raymond
*Roca
*Sprague

Other place

*Martell

Census divisions

Lancaster County is divided into the following census divisions, called precincts, except for the City of Lincoln.
*Buda
*Centerville
*Denton
*Elk
*Grant
*Highland
*Lancaster
*City of Lincoln
*Lincoln
*Little Salt
*Middle Creek
*Mill
*Nemaha
*North Bluff
*Oak
*Olive Branch
*Panama
*Rock Creek
*Saltillo
*South Pass
*Stevens Creek
*Stockton
*Waverly
*West Oak
*Yankee Hill

References

External links

* [http://www.lancaster.ne.gov/ Lancaster County, Nebraska]
* [http://www.lancaster.unl.edu/ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County]