York County,

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York County, Nebraska
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Location in the state of Nebraska

Nebraska's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded 1855
Seat York
Area
- Total
- Land
- Water

1,492 km! (576 mi!)
1,491 km! (576 mi!)
1 km! (0 mi!), 0.06%
Population
- (2000)
- Density

14,598
10/km!
Website: www.yorkcounty.ne.gov
York County is a county located in the U.S.
state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the
population is 14,598. Its county seat is
York
6
.
In the Nebraska license plate system, York
County is represented by the prefix 17 (it
had the seventeenth-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 1,492 km! (576
mi!). 1,491 km! (576 mi!) of it is land and 1
km! (0 mi!) of it (0.06%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
Seward County, Nebraska (East)
Filmore County, Nebraska (South)
Hamilton County, Nebraska (West)
Polk County, Nebraska (North)













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Demographics
As of the census
2
of 2000, there were 14,598
people, 5,722 households, and 3,931
families residing in the county. The
population density was 10/km! (25/mi!).
There were 6,172 housing units at an
average density of 4/km! (11/mi!). The
racial makeup of the county was 96.78%
White, 0.96% Black or African American,
0.29% Native American, 0.49% Asian,
0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other
races, and 0.77% from two or more races.
1.40% of the population were Hispanic or
Latino of
any race.
There were
5,722
households
out of
which
31.10% had
children
under the
age of 18
living with
them,
60.20%
were
married
couples
living
together,
6.00% had
a female
householder
with no
husband
present, and
31.30%
were non-
families. 27.50% of all households were
made up of individuals and 14.00% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of
age or older. The average household size
was 2.42 and the average family size was
2.96.
In the county the population was spread out
with 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.00%
from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44,
23.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 39 years. For every 100 females
there were 91.50 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 88.80
males.
The median income for a household in the
county was $37,093, and the median income
for a family was $44,741. Males had a
median income of $30,658 versus $19,874
for females. The per capita income for the
county was $17,670. About 6.00% of
families and 8.50% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 9.90% of
those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age
65 or over.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %
1870 604
1880 11,170 1749.3%
1890 17,279 54.7%
1900 18,205 5.4%
1910 18,721 2.8%
1920 17,146 -8.4%
1930 17,239 0.5%
1940 14,874 -13.7%
1950 14,346 -3.5%
1960 13,724 -4.3%
1970 13,685 -0.3%
1980 14,798 8.1%
1990 14,428 -2.5%
2000 14,598 1.2%