Nance County, Nebraska
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is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Nebraska. As of
2000, the population is 4,038. Its
county seat is
Fullerton6.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,160
km² (448
mi²). 1,143 km² (441 mi²) of it is land and 17 km² (7 mi²) of it (1.50%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Platte County, Nebraska - (Northeast)
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Merrick County, Nebraska - (South)
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Greeley County, Nebraska - (West)
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Boone County, Nebraska - (North)
Nance County
Population by decade | 1870 - 44
1880 - 1,212
1890 - 5,773
1900 - 8,222
1910 - 8,926
1920 - 8,712
1930 - 8,718
1940 - 7,653
1950 - 6,512
1960 - 5,635
1970 - 5,142
1980 - 4,740
1990 - 4,275
2000 - 4,038 |
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 4,038 people, 1,577 households, and 1,107 families residing in the county. The
population density was 4/km² (9/mi²). There were 1,787 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.39%
White, 0.37%
Native American, 0.05%
Asian, 0.45% from
other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 1,577 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were
married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,267, and the median income for a family was $38,717. Males had a median income of $25,349 versus $19,044 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,886. About 10.20% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.
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Belgrade*
Fullerton*
Genoa
