Dawes County, Nebraska

Dawes County is a county located in Nebraska, in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 9060 as per the Census data. The July 2008 population estimate is 8724, making it Nebraska's 32nd largest county. The county spans an area of 1400.86 square miles (3628.21 kmē), of which, 1396.24 square miles (3616.24 kmē) of it is land and 4.62 square miles (11.97 kmē) of it is water, giving it the ninth largest by total area among Nebraska's county.

Dawes County Nebraska
Map of Dawes County, Nebraska

As of the census of 2000, there were 9060 people in the county, organized into 3512 households, and 2085 families living in the county. The population density was 6.5 people per square mile (2.51/kmē), giving it the 59th most densely populated county among the Nebraska. There were 4004 housing units at an average density of 2.9 per square mile (1.12/kmē). The average household size was 2.28 persons, and the average family size was 2.87 persons. In the county Age distribution was 21.2% under the age of 18, 23.4% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 104.6 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 109.8 females. The July 2008 population estimate is 8724, The racial makeup of the county was 8078 White, 111 Black or African American, 363 American Indian, 28 Asian, 7 Native Hawaiian, and 137 from two or more races.

Dawes County Nebraska Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Dawes County Nebraska School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Dawes County Nebraska GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29476, making its Nebraska's 26th lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $41092, making its Nebraska's 35th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16353, making it the 47th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Nebraska.

In 2000, 3367 pupils and students, of which 1651 are male and 1716 are female, 37.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 63 nursery or pri school, 136 kindergarten, 788 elementary school, 611 high school and 1769 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Chadron CityDawes County3.633.63056341553.41631227400
2Crawford CityDawes County1.141.1401107969.91489128095
3Whitney VillageDawes County0.160.16087551.21110728333
YearPopulation
April 2000 census9060
April 2000 Estimate9060
July 2000 Estimate9035
July 2001 Estimate9090
July 2002 Estimate9101
July 2003 Estimate9119
July 2004 Estimate8884
July 2005 Estimate8790
July 2006 Estimate8705
July 2007 Estimate8811
July 2008 Estimate8724
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school362763
Kindergarten6967136
Elementary school459329788
High school310301611
College or graduate school7779921769
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Dawes County, Nebraska$29476$41092$16353
Nebraska, United States$39250$48032$19613
United States$41994$50046$21587