Elkhorn, Nebraska

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Elkhorn is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,062 at the 2000 census and had grown to 8,192 by the 2005 estimate.

In 2005, the much larger city of Omaha moved to annex Elkhorn. The matter is tied up in the court system as of October 2006. If Omaha succeeds, Elkhorn will cease to be an independent municipality and will become part of the city of Omaha. Nebraska law gives large cities tremendous latitude to annex smaller cities; Omaha has annexed several other municipalities since 1900.

[edit] Geography

Elkhorn is located at 41°16′43″N, 96°14′21″W (41.278642, -96.239294)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.8 km² (3.8 mi²). 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.80%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,062 people, 2,000 households, and 1,681 families residing in the city. The population density was 625.8/km² (1,619.4/mi²). There were 2,034 housing units at an average density of 210.0/km² (543.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.75% White, 0.13% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 2,000 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $67,234, and the median income for a family was $76,206. Males had a median income of $52,361 versus $31,655 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,129. About 1.6% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.