Johnson County (Nebraska)
Johnson County is a county located in the state of Nebraska in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Tecumseh, which was named after the chief of the Shawnee.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southeast of Nebraska, in the south is about 35 miles from Kansas, in the east, to the northeast away about 40 miles from Missouri about 45 miles from Iowa and has an area of 976 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Otoe County, Nemaha County, Pawnee County, Gage County and Lancaster County.
In the vicinity of Elk Creek in the southeast of the county significant Niobvorkommen were discovered whose exploitation is to alleviate the dependence on imports of the United States of niobium. The occurrence is accessed at a time.
History
Johnson County was formed in 1855. It was named after the Vice - President Richard M. Johnson.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 4,488 people in Johnson County. Of these, 62 residents were accommodated in collective centers, the other residents living in 1,887 households and 1,254 families. The population density was five inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 93.54 percent White, 0.11 percent African American, 0.40 percent Native American, 2.67 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.96 percent from other races groups; 1.29 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.87 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,887 households out of which 29.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.1 percent were married couples living together, 5.5 percent were single mothers, 33.5 percent were non-families, 29.9 percent of all households and 17.7 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92.
Based on the county the population was spread from 24.2 percent population under 18 years, 5.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years and 22.0 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 32,460, and the median income for a family was $ 41,000. Males have a median income of $ 26,282, women $ 20,799. The per capita income was $ 16,437. 6.7 percent of families and 8.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 10.5 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 11.1 percent of those 65 years.
Places in County
- Cook
- Crab Orchard
- Elk Creek
- Saint Mary
- Sterling
- Tecumseh
- Vesta