Box Butte County, Nebraska
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Box Butte County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,842.[1] Its county seat is Alliance.[2] The county was formed in 1886; it took its name from a large box-shaped butte north of Alliance. In the Nebraska license plate system, Box Butte County is represented by the prefix 65 (it had the sixty–fifth largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
History
Box Butte County was formed as part of a series of partitionings of the Nebraska Panhandle. In 1883, the Nebraska legislature divided the Panhandle into two counties, Sioux and Cheyenne. In 1885 the original Sioux County was divided into three counties: Sioux, Dawes, and Sheridan. Because of the distance to the county seat of Chadron, residents of southern Dawes County asked that it be split off; in 1886, the legislature created Box Butte County. The new county was named after a butte in the northern part of the county; before the county's formation, its name had been used in advertisements by railroad companies seeking to entice settlers to the area.[3][4]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Box Butte County is represented by the prefix 65 (it had the 65th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of Script error: No such module "convert". of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (11%) is water.[5]
Major highways
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- File:N-71.svg Nebraska Highway 71
- File:N-87.svg Nebraska Highway 87
Adjacent counties
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- Dawes County - north
- Sheridan County - east
- Morrill County - south
- Scotts Bluff County - southwest
- Sioux County - west
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1890 | 5,494 | — | |
| 1900 | 5,572 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 6,131 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 8,407 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 11,861 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 10,736 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 12,279 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 11,688 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 10,094 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 13,696 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 13,130 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 12,158 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 11,308 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 10,842 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 10,672 | [1] | Script error: No such module "String".% |
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 10,842. The median age was 40.7 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.4 males age 18 and over.[10][11]
The racial makeup of the county was 83.6% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 3.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 3.8% from some other race, and 7.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 11.5% of the population.[11]
74.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 25.1% lived in rural areas.[12]
There were 4,566 households in the county, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10]
There were 5,234 housing units, of which 12.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.4% were owner-occupied and 30.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 17.4%.[10]
Historical demographics
As of the 2000 United States census,[13] there were 12,158 people, 4,780 households, and 3,298 families in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 5,488 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 90.84% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 2.74% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.55% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. 7.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.4% were of German, 8.4% English, 8.1% Irish and 5.3% American ancestry.
There were 4,780 households, out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05.
The county population contained 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,366 and the median income for a family was $46,670. Males had a median income of $36,966 versus $21,762 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,407. About 9.70% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
City
- Alliance (county seat)
Village
Census-designated place
Other unincorporated places
Politics
Box Butte County voters have been reliably Republican for decades; since 1940, the county has selected the Republican Party presidential candidate in every national election (as of 2024). Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot
Notable people
- Robert Ball Anderson, early homesteader
See also
Notes
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- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names, p. 20. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
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References
Kooiman, Barbara A., and Elizabeth A. Butterfield (1996). "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey: Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Box Butte County, Nebraska"Template:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. Nebraska State Historical Society.Template:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retrieved December 11, 2017.
External links
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