Everything about Dixon County Nebraska totally explained
Dixon County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Nebraska. It is part of the
Sioux City/Iowa/
Nebraska/
South Dakota Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population is 6,339. Its
county seat is
Ponca.
In the Nebraska
license plate system, Dixon County is represented by the prefix 35 (it had the thirty-fifth-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 483
square miles (1,250
km²), of which, 476 square miles (1,234 km²) of it's land and 6 square miles (16 km²) of it (1.31%) is water.
Adjacent counties
History
Dixon County was formed in 1856.
Demographics
Dixon County
Population by decade |
1860 - 274
1870 - 1,345
1880 - 4,177
1890 - 8,084
1900 - 10,535
1910 - 11,477
1920 - 11,815
1930 - 11,586
1940 - 10,413
1950 - 9,129
1960 - 8,106
1970 - 7,453
1980 - 7,137
1990 - 6,143
2000 - 6,339
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As of the
census of 2000, there were 6,339 people, 2,413 households, and 1,705 families residing in the county. The
population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 2,673 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.64%
White, 0.03%
Black or
African American, 0.49%
Native American, 0.27%
Asian, 3.79% from
other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 5.49% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 2,413 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were
married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,201, and the median income for a family was $41,122. Males had a median income of $27,784 versus $20,573 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,350. About 7.50% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and villages
Allen
Concord
Dixon
Emerson (partial)
Martinsburg
Maskell
Newcastle
Ponca
Wakefield (partial)
Waterbury
Townships
Clark
Concord
Daily
Emerson
Galena
Hooker
Logan
Newcastle
Ottercreek
Ponca, City of
Ponca
Silvercreek
Springbank
WakefieldFurther Information
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