Buffalo County, Nebraska
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is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Nebraska. As of 2000, the population was 42,259. Its
county seat is
Kearney6.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,526
km² (975
mi²). 2,507 km² (968 mi²) of it is land and 19 km² (7 mi²) of it (0.75%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Hall County, Nebraska - (East)
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Adams County, Nebraska - (Southeast)
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Kearney County, Nebraska - (South)
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Phelps County, Nebraska - (Southwest)
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Dawson County, Nebraska - (West)
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Custer County, Nebraska - (Northwest)
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Sherman County, Nebraska - (North)
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Howard County, Nebraska - (Northeast)
Buffalo County
Population by decade | 1860 - 114
1870 - 193
1880 - 7,531
1890 - 22,162
1900 - 20,254
1910 - 21,907
1920 - 23,787
1930 - 24,338
1940 - 23,655
1950 - 25,134
1960 - 26,236
1970 - 31,222
1980 - 34,797
1990 - 37,447
2000 - 42,259 |
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 42,259 people, 15,930 households, and 10,227 families residing in the county. The
population density was 17/km² (44/mi²). There were 16,830 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.18%
White, 0.55%
Black or
African American, 0.33%
Native American, 0.68%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 2.20% from
other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 4.66% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 15,930 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.90% were
married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.80% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 17.80% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 19.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,782, and the median income for a family was $46,247. Males had a median income of $30,182 versus $21,977 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,510. About 6.30% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.
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Amherst*
Buda*
Elm Creek*
Gibbon*
Kearney*
Miller*
Odessa Township (Township)
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Pleasanton*
Ravenna*
Riverdale*
Shelton
