Stanton County (Nebraska)
Stanton County is a county located in the state of Nebraska in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Stanton.
Geography
The County is located in northeastern Nebraska, is in the north about 90 miles from South Dakota, to the East and about 80 km from Iowa and has an area of 1116 square kilometers, of which 3 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Cuming County, Colfax County, Platte County, Madison County and Wayne County.
History
Stanton County was formed in 1865. It was named after the Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton during the tenure of President Abraham Lincoln.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Stanton County 6,455 people in 2,297 households and 1,784 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 96.72 percent White, 0.42 percent African American, 0.48 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, and 1.38 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 2,297 households out of which 38.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 67.5 percent were married couples living together, 7.2 percent were single mothers, 22.3 percent were non-families, 19.2 percent of all households and 8.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.16 persons.
Based on the county the population was spread out 29.8 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.8 percent between 45 and 64 years and 13.5 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 36,676, and the median income for a family was $ 41,040. Males have a median income of $ 27,969, women $ 19,428. The per capita income was $ 15,511. 5.3 percent of families and 6.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 6.8 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 7.2 percent of those 65 years.
Places in County
- Pilgrim
- Track Ville
- Stanton