Logan County, Nebraska
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Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 774. Its county seat is Stapleton6.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Logan County is represented by the prefix 87 (it had the eighty-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,479 km² (571 mi²). 1,478 km² (571 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.08%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Thomas County, Nebraska - north
- Blaine County, Nebraska - northeast
- Custer County, Nebraska - east
- Lincoln County, Nebraska - south
- McPherson County, Nebraska - west
[edit] Demographics
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1890 - 1,378 |
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 774 people, 316 households, and 229 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (1/mi²). There were 386 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.58% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 1.03% Native American, and 0.26% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 316 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.50% were married couples living together, 3.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 4.40% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $38,958. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $18,906 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,937. About 6.50% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.
