Rock County, Nebraska

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Rock County, Nebraska
Rock County Courthouse in Bassett, Nebraska
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1888
Seat	Bassett
Largest city	Bassett
Area
• Total	1,012 sq mi (2,621 km²)
• Land	1,008 sq mi (2,611 km²)
• Water	3 sq mi (9 km²), 0.34%
Population
• (2010)	1,526
• Density	3/sq mi (1/km²)

Rock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,526.^[1] Its county seat is Bassett.^[2]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Rock County is represented by the prefix 81 (it had the eighty-first-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,012 square miles (2,620 km²), of which 1,008 square miles (2,610 km²) is land and 3 square miles (7.8 km²) (0.34%) is water.^[3]

Rock County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.^[4]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Rock County, Nebraska

Loup County

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	3,083	—
1900	2,809	−8.9%
1910	3,627	29.1%
1920	3,703	2.1%
1930	3,366	−9.1%
1940	3,977	18.2%
1950	3,026	−23.9%
1960	2,554	−15.6%
1970	2,231	−12.6%
1980	2,383	6.8%
1990	2,019	−15.3%
2000	1,756	−13.0%
2010	1,526	−13.1%
Est. 2012	1,376	−9.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 2012 Estimate^[1]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 1,756 people, 763 households, and 501 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 935 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.03% White, 0.46% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 0.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.1% were of German, 12.7% American, 10.5% Irish and 8.4% English ancestry according to Census 2000

There were 763 households out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 22.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,795, and the median income for a family was $29,917. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $16,490 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,350. About 17.70% of families and 21.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.30% of those under age 18 and 14.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Education

Rock County Public Schools operates public schools.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "About", North Central RC&D. Retrieved 9/17/07
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Rock County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Bassett

City	Bassett

Village	Newport

v t e State of Nebraska

Lincoln (capital)

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Coordinates: 42°25′N 99°27′W / 42.42°N 99.45°W / 42.42; -99.45

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