Sarpy County, Nebraska
Sarpy County is a county located in the state of Nebraska in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Papillion, which was named after the Papillion Creek.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme east of Nebraska, adjacent to the state of Iowa and has an area of 640 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Douglas County, Cass County and Saunders County.
History
Sarpy County was formed in 1857. It was named after Colonel Peter A. Sarpy.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Sarpy County 122 595 people in 43 426 households, and 33,220 families. The population density was 197 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 89.18 percent White, 4.36 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 1.90 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.86 percent from other races groups; 2.20 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.37 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 43 426 households out of which 43.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.8 percent were married couples living together, 9.6 percent were single mothers, 23.5 percent were non-families, 18.4 percent of all households and 4.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.21.
Based on the county the population was spread from 30.5 percent population under 18 years, 9.4 percent between 18 and 24 years, 33.8 percent between 25 and 44 years, 19.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 6.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 53,804, and the median income for a family was $ 59,723. Males have a median income of $ 37,230, women $ 26,816. The per capita income was $ 21,985. 3.1 percent of families and 4.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 5.3 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years old and 3.3 percent are 65 years old.
Places in County
- Avery
- Beacon View
- Bellevue
- Capehart
- Chalco
- Fort Crook
- Gilmore
- Gilmore Junction
- Gretna
- La Platte
- La Vista
- Linoma Beach
- Meadow
- Melia
- Papillion
- Portal
- Richfield
- Rumsey
- Springfield