Wayne County, Nebraska

Wayne County
County
Wayne County courthouse in Wayne
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°13′N 97°07′W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1870
Named for	Anthony Wayne
Seat	Wayne
Largest city	Wayne
Area
• Total	443 sq mi (1,149 km2)
• Land	443 sq mi (1,148 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0.01%
• Density	22/sq mi (9/km2)
Website	county.waynene.org

Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population was 9,851. Its county seat is WayneTemplate:GR.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Wayne County is represented by the prefix 27 (it had the twenty-seventh-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 443 square miles (1,149 km²), of which, 443 square miles (1,148 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.01%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Dixon County, Nebraska - (Northeast)
• Thurston County, Nebraska - (East)
• Cuming County, Nebraska - (Southeast)
• Stanton County, Nebraska - (South)
• Pierce County, Nebraska - (West)
• Cedar County, Nebraska - (North)

Demographics

Wayne County Population by decade

1870 - 182 1880 - 813 1890 - 6,189 1900 - 9,862 1910 - 10,397 1920 - 9,725 1930 - 10,566 1940 - 9,880 1950 - 10,129 1960 - 9,959 1970 - 10,400 1980 - 9,858 1990 - 9,364 2000 - 9,851

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 9,851 people, 3,437 households, and 2,206 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 3,662 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.78% White, 0.94% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 1.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 57.5% were of German, 6.0% Irish and 5.9% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 3,437 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.80% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.60% under the age of 18, 25.40% from 18 to 24, 21.20% from 25 to 44, 18.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,366, and the median income for a family was $43,840. Males had a median income of $27,848 versus $20,376 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,644. About 7.40% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.60% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

City and villages

• Carroll
• Hoskins
• Sholes
• Wakefield
• Wayne
• Winside