Dakota City, Nebraska
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Dakota City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Sioux City/Iowa/Nebraska/South Dakota Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,821 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dakota CountyGR6.
[edit] Geography
Dakota City is located at GR1.
(42.415294, -96.417808)According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (9.40%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,821 people, 596 households, and 448 families residing in the city. The population density was 669.6/km² (1,728.7/mi²). There were 627 housing units at an average density of 230.6/km² (595.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.62% White, 0.77% African American, 1.81% Native American, 1.92% Asian, 9.28% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.21% of the population.
There were 596 households out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $45,987. Males had a median income of $30,612 versus $24,150 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,923. About 7.0% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
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