Wayne County, Nebraska

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


founded year = 1870
founded date =
seat wl = Wayne
largest city wl = Wayne
area_total_sq_mi = 443
area_total_km2 = 1149
area_land_sq_mi = 443
area_land_km2 = 1148
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_km2 = 0
area percentage = 0.01%
census yr =
pop = 9851
density_sq_mi = 22
density_km2 = 9
time zone =
UTC offset =
DST offset =
footnotes =
web = county.waynene.org
named for = Anthony Wayne

Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 9,851. Its county seat is WayneGR|6.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Wayne County is represented by the prefix 27 (it had the twenty-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 443 square miles (1,149 km²), of which, 443 square miles (1,148 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.01%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Dixon County, Nebraska - (Northeast)
*Thurston County, Nebraska - (East)
*Cuming County, Nebraska - (Southeast)
*Stanton County, Nebraska - (South)
*Pierce County, Nebraska - (West)
*Cedar County, Nebraska - (North)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,851 people, 3,437 households, and 2,206 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 3,662 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.78% White, 0.94% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 1.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 57.5% were of German, 6.0% Irish and 5.9% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 3,437 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.80% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.60% under the age of 18, 25.40% from 18 to 24, 21.20% from 25 to 44, 18.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,366, and the median income for a family was $43,840. Males had a median income of $27,848 versus $20,376 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,644. About 7.40% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.60% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

City and villages

*Carroll
*Hoskins
*Sholes
*Wakefield
*Wayne
*Winside

References