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Morrill County, Nebraska
Morrill County, Nebraska
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Adjacent counties
• • • • • • Box Butte County, Nebraska - north Sheridan County, Nebraska - northeast Garden County, Nebraska - east Cheyenne County, Nebraska - south Banner County, Nebraska - west Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska - west
Location in the state of Nebraska
National protected area
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site
History
Morrill County was formed in 1908. It was named after Charles Henry Morrill, a president of the Lincoln Land Company.[3]
Nebraska’s location in the U.S. Statistics Founded Seat Largest city Area - Total - Land - Water Population - (2000) - Density 1908 Bridgeport Bridgeport 564 sq mi (1,461 km²) 1,424 sq mi (3,688 km²) 6 sq mi (16 km²), 0.42% 5,440 3/sq mi (1/km²)
Demographics
Morrill County Population by decade 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 4,584 9,151 9,950 9,436 8,263 7,057 5,813 6,085 5,423 5,440
Morrill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population was 5,440. Its county seat is Bridgeport.[1] In the Nebraska license plate system, Morrill County is represented by the prefix 64 (it had the sixty-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,430 square miles (3,703 km²), of which, 1,424 square miles (3,688 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (16 km²) of it (0.42%) is water.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 5,440 people, 2,138 households, and 1,494 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,460 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.68% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 4.12% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. 10.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.5% were of German, 9.2% English, 7.3% Irish and 6.7% American ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 2,138 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18
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living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03. In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,235, and the median income for a family was $36,673. Males had a median income of $27,107 versus $19,271 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,725. About 10.00% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.00% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.
Morrill County, Nebraska
Cities, village, and unincorporated community
• • • • Angora Bayard Bridgeport Broadwater
References
[1] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/ Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/ cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. [2] "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/ www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. [3] [1] Retrieved on March 15, 2008. [4] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. Coordinates: 41°41′N 103°01′W / 41.69°N 103.01°W / 41.69; -103.01
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