Dawes County, Nebraska
The Dawes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Chadron, which was named after Louis Chadron, an early trappers in the area.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme northwest of Nebraska, is bordered on the north by South Dakota, is located about 40 miles from Wyoming to the west and has an area of 3628 square kilometers, of which 12 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Dawes County was formed in 1885 from part of Sioux County. It was named after James W. Dawes (1844-1918), the fifth governor of Nebraska ( 1883-1887 ).
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census in 2010 lived in Dawes County 9,182 people in 3,223 households. The population density was 2.5 people per square kilometer. In the 3,223 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 89.4 percent white, 1.5 percent African American, 3.9 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 35,165. The per capita income was $ 16,987. 20.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Belmont
- Bordeaux
- Chadron
- Crawford
- Dakota Junction
- Horn
- Marsland
- Pine Ridge
- Whitney