Lancaster County, Nebraska facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lancaster County
U.S. county
Lancaster County Courthouse in Lincoln
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Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1859
Seat	Lincoln
Largest city	Lincoln
Area
• Total	846 sq mi (2,190 km2)
• Land	838 sq mi (2,170 km2)
• Water	8.8 sq mi (23 km2)  1.0%%
Population
• Estimate  (2019)	319,090
• Density	375/sq mi (145/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st

Lancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 322,608, making it the second-most populous county in Nebraska. Its county seat is Lincoln, the state capital. The county was created in 1859.

Lancaster County is part of the Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Lancaster County was represented by the prefix 2 (it had the second-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922). In 2002, the state discontinued the 1922 system in Lancaster, Douglas and Sarpy counties.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 846 square miles (2,190 km²), of which 838 square miles (2,170 km²) is land and 8.8 square miles (23 km²) (1.0%) is water.

Major highways

Climate

In 2004, Lancaster County was named a StormReady county by the National Weather Service.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 250,291 people, 99,187 households, and 60,702 families in the county. The population density was 298 people per square mile (115/km²). There were 104,217 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile (48/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.07% White, 2.82% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 2.86% Asian American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.69% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. 3.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.1% were of German, 7.9% English and 7.8% Irish ancestry.

There were 99,187 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.80% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.80% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.

The county population contained 23.50% under the age of 18, 15.40% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,850, and the median income for a family was $53,676. Males had a median income of $34,720 versus $25,614 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,265. About 5.50% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Hickman
• Lincoln (county seat)
• Waverly

Villages

Census-designated places

• Walton
• Yankee Hill

Other unincorporated communities

Census divisions

Lancaster County is divided into the following census divisions, called precincts, except for the City of Lincoln.

Notable native

• Leon Riley (1906–1970), American minor league baseball player/manager (born in Princeton, Nebraska).

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Lancaster (Nebraska) para niños