Boone County, Nebraska
| Boone County, Nebraska | |
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Boone County Courthouse in Albion
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1871 |
| Named for | Daniel Boone |
| Seat | Albion |
| Largest city | Albion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 687 sq mi (1,779 km2) |
| • Land | 687 sq mi (1,779 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2), 0.1% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 5,505 |
| • Density | 8.0/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,505. Its county seat is Albion. The county was organized in 1871 and named after Daniel Boone.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Boone County is represented by the prefix 23 (it had the twenty-third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 687 square miles (1,780 km2), of which 687 square miles (1,780 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,259 people, 2,454 households, and 1,700 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 2,733 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.25% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 54.6% were of German, 8.2% Irish, 5.9% Polish, 5.3% Norwegian and 5.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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