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Dakota County, Nebraska
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| Dakota County, Nebraska | |
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 Location in the state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the USA |
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| Seat | Dakota City |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
693 km² (267 mi²) 683 km² (264 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²), 1.35% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
20,253 30/km² |
| Website: www.dakotacountyne.org | |
Dakota 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 was 20,253. The 2005 census estimate was 20,349. Its county seat is Dakota City6.
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).
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 693 km² (267 mi²). 683 km² (264 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (4 mi²) of it (1.35%) is water.
- Union County, South Dakota - north
- Woodbury County, Iowa - east
- Thurston County, Nebraska - south
- Dixon County, Nebraska - west
| Dakota County Population by decade |
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1860 - 819 |
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 20,253 people, 7,095 households, and 5,087 families residing in the county. The population density was 30/km² (77/mi²). There were 7,528 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/mi²). 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.
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.
- Dakota City
- Emerson (partial)
- Homer
- Hubbard
- Jackson
- South Sioux City
- Willis
