Dakota County (Nebraska)
The Dakota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Dakota City.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme northeastern Nebraska on the west bank of the Missouri River, which forms the border with Iowa and North Dakota. The Dakota County has an area of 693 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers of water are. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Dakota County was formed in 1855 from part of the Burt County. It was named after the people of the Dakota.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census in 2010 lived in the Dakota County 21,006 people in 7,408 households. The population density was 30.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7,408 households lived statistically 2.68 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 70.5 percent white, 3.1 percent African American, 2.7 percent Native American, 3.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 35.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
31.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64, and 9.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 42,192. The per capita income was $ 19,032. 14.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
Citys
- Dakota City
- South Sioux City
Villages
- Emerson1
- Homer
- Hubbard
- Jackson
1 - partially in Dixon and Thurston County
- Emerson
- Goodwin
- Millis Beach
- Nacora
- North Shore
- Willis