Brown County (Nebraska)
The Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ainsworth, which was named after Captain James E. Ainsworth, who oversaw the construction of the railway line. In the area of the county is a part of the Niobrara Valley Preserve.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme north of Nebraska, is located in the north about 30 miles from South Dakota and has an area of 3173 square kilometers, of which 10 square kilometers of water. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
Brown County was formed in 1883 on former Indian land. It was named probably after two statesmen named Brown.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 3,525 people in Brown County in 1530 households and 996 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 98.64 percent White, 0.03 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.23 percent from other races groups; 0.62 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.82 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 1,530 households out of which 26.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.0 percent were married couples living together, 5.9 percent were single mothers, 34.9 percent were non-families, 31.6 percent of all households and 16.9 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size is 2.86 people.
Based on the county the population was spread from 24.8 percent population under 18 years, 5.2 per cent between 18 and 24 years, 22.8 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 22.5 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 28,356, and the median income for a family was $ 35,029. Males have a median income of $ 23,986, women $ 17,135. The per capita income was $ 15,924. 8.5 percent of families and 11.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 14.7 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 6.8 percent of those 65 years.
Cities and Towns
- Ainsworth
- Johnstown
- Long Pine