Sioux County (Nebraska)

Sioux County is a county located in the state of Nebraska in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Harrison, which was named after the President Benjamin Harrison.

Geography

The County is located in the northwest corner of Nebraska, on the west by Wyoming, on the north by South Dakota and has an area of ​​5354 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. It borders in Nebraska clockwise to the following counties: Dawes County, Box Butte County and Scotts Bluff County.

By County flows from west to east of the Niobrara River, is up to him, the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, a fossil deposit from the Miocene epoch, about 20 million years.

History

Sioux County was formed in 1877. It was named after the people of the Sioux.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 1,475 people in Sioux County in 605 households and 444 families. The population density was 0 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.63 percent White, 0.00 percent African American, 0.14 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, and 1.15 percent from other races; 0.88 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.31 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 605 households out of which 28.1 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 65.3 percent were married couples living together, 5.1 percent were single mothers, 26.6 percent were non-families, 23.6 percent of all households and 9.4 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.86.

Based on the county the population was spread from 24.3 percent population under 18 years, 7.2 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 27.5 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.2 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 111.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 102.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 29,851, and the median income for a family was $ 31,406. Males had a median income of $ 23,409, women $ 21,490. The per capita income was $ 15,999. 11.1 percent of families and 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 24.4 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 7.5 percent of those 65 years.

Places in County

• Andrews
• Five Points
• Harrison
• Joder
• Montrose
• Orella
• Story