Dakota County, Nebraska
| Dakota County, Nebraska | |
_3_center.JPG) Dakota County courthouse in Dakota City
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 Location in the state of Nebraska |
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| Founded | March 7, 1855 |
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| Seat | Dakota City |
| Largest city | South Sioux City |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
267 sq mi (692 km²) 264 sq mi (684 km²) 4 sq mi (10 km²), 1.35% |
| PopulationEst. - (2012) - Density |
20,918 78/sq mi (30/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www.dakotacountyne.org |
Dakota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,006.[1] Its county seat is Dakota City[2].
In the Nebraska license plate system, Dakota County is represented by the prefix 70 (it had the seventieth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). In August 2009, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners reversed an earlier decision to abandon this system for alphanumeric plates upon introduction of new license plates in 2011.[3] Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy Counties remain the only counties with alphanumeric plates in the state.[4]
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Geography [edit]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 267 square miles (691.5 km2), of which 264 square miles (683.8 km2) is land and 4 square miles (10.4 km2) (1.35%) is water.
Major highways [edit]
Interstate 129
U.S. Highway 20
U.S. Highway 75
U.S. Highway 77
Nebraska Highway 9
Nebraska Highway 12
Nebraska Highway 35
Nebraska Highway 110
Adjacent counties [edit]
- Union County, South Dakota - north
- Woodbury County, Iowa - east
- Thurston County, Nebraska - south
- Dixon County, Nebraska - west
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History [edit]
Succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples lived along the Missouri River for thousands of years. By 1775, the Omaha people had migrated west of the Missouri, where they established a major settlement, which they called Ton-wa-tonga, meaning the Big Village.[5] It had about 1100 residents. From here, the Omaha controlled fur trading on the upper Missouri River with other tribes and with French-Canadian traders, often called voyageurs. The Omaha were the first of the Northern Plains tribes to have adopted an equestrian culture.[5]
Dakota County was formed by European-American settlers in 1855. They named it after the historic Dakota Sioux tribe, who were powerful in the area of Nebraska and South Dakota.[6] By this time, the Omaha were concentrated further south in what became the state of Nebraska.
In 1885, the county went to the United States Supreme Court in Dakota County v. Glidden over a dispute with issuing bonds.
Demographics [edit]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 819 |
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| 1870 | 2,040 | 149.1% | |
| 1880 | 3,213 | 57.5% | |
| 1890 | 5,386 | 67.6% | |
| 1900 | 6,286 | 16.7% | |
| 1910 | 6,564 | 4.4% | |
| 1920 | 7,694 | 17.2% | |
| 1930 | 9,505 | 23.5% | |
| 1940 | 9,836 | 3.5% | |
| 1950 | 10,401 | 5.7% | |
| 1960 | 12,168 | 17.0% | |
| 1970 | 13,137 | 8.0% | |
| 1980 | 16,573 | 26.2% | |
| 1990 | 16,742 | 1.0% | |
| 2000 | 20,253 | 21.0% | |
| 2010 | 21,006 | 3.7% | |
| Est. 2012 | 20,918 | −0.4% | |
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2012 Estimate[8] |
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As of the census of 2000, there were 20,253 people, 7,095 households, and 5,087 families residing in the county. The population density was 77 people per square mile (30/km²). There were 7,528 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.84% White, 0.62% Black or African American, 1.86% Native American, 3.08% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 12.91% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. 22.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.0% were of German and 10.5% Irish ancestry according to the 2000 census.
There were 7,095 households out of which 39.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the county the population was spread out with 30.50% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 20.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,834, and the median income for a family was $43,702. Males had a median income of $28,341 versus $22,035 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,125. About 9.20% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ Dakota County license plates to keep No.70 Sioux City Journal August 18, 2009
- ^ Plate math: 70 follows 1, 2, 59 Omaha World-Herald June 8, 2009
- ^ a b Paulette W. Campbell, "Ancestral Bones: Reinterpreting the Past of the Omaha", Humanities, November/December 2002, Volume 23/Number 6, accessed 26 August 2011
- ^ "Dakota County, Nebraska", National Association of County Executives, Retrieved on March 14, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
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