Otoe County, Nebraska

Otoe County, Nebraska
Otoe County Courthouse in Nebraska City
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	Information needed
Seat	Nebraska City
Largest city	Nebraska City
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	619 sq mi (1,603 km²) 616 sq mi (1,595 km²) 3 sq mi (8 km²), 0.55%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	15,740 26/sq mi (10/km²)
Website	www.co.otoe.ne.us/

Otoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2010, the population was 15,740.^[1] Its county seat is Nebraska City^[2].

In the Nebraska license plate system, Otoe County is represented by the prefix 11 (it had the eleventh-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 619 square miles (1,600 km²), of which 616 square miles (1,600 km²) is land and 3 square miles (7.8 km²) (0.55%) is water.

The eastern boundary of this county is the Missouri River. It is a largely agricultural region with rolling hills and rich soil. Corn, soybeans, milo (grain sorghum), wheat, and other, less common, grain crops are joined by several commercial apple orchards. Animal husbandry concentrates on beef cattle, the locally produced grains being excellent sources of feed for them. Otoe County derives its name from the Watota Indians. The Watota lived along the Missouri River in the area that is now Otoe County. Otoe, as in the Otoe Indians, is an abbreviation for Watota, which means "lovers of pleasure". [2]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 75
• Nebraska Highway 2
• Nebraska Highway 43
• Nebraska Highway 50
• Nebraska Highway 67
• Nebraska Highway 128

Adjacent counties

• Cass County, Nebraska - north
• Fremont County, Iowa - east
• Atchison County, Missouri - southeast
• Nemaha County, Nebraska - south
• Johnson County, Nebraska - south
• Gage County, Nebraska - southwest corner
• Lancaster County, Nebraska - west

		Cass County
	Lancaster County		Fremont County, Iowa
		Otoe County, Nebraska
	Gage County	Nemaha County and Johnson County	Atchison County, Missouri

History

Otoe County was formed in 1854. It was named after the Otoe Indian tribe.^[3]

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 15,396 people, 6,060 households, and 4,229 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,567 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.42% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 2.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,060 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,302, and the median income for a family was $45,295. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $21,520 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,752. About 5.90% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.30% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and villages

• Burr
• Douglas
• Dunbar
• Lorton
• Nebraska City
• Otoe
• Palmyra
• Syracuse
• Talmage
• Unadilla

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Otoe County, Nebraska

References

v d e Municipalities and communities of Otoe County, Nebraska, United States County seat: Nebraska City Cities Nebraska City Syracuse Villages Burr Douglas Dunbar Lorton Otoe Palmyra Talmage Unadilla

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Coordinates: 40°39′N 96°08′W / 40.65°N 96.14°W / 40.65; -96.14