York County, Nebraska

York County, Nebraska
York County courthouse in York
Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1870
Seat	York
Largest city	York
Area
• Total	576 sq mi (1,492 km2)
• Land	573 sq mi (1,484 km2)
• Water	3.3 sq mi (9 km2), 0.6%
Population
• (2010)	13,665
• Density	24/sq mi (9/km²)
Congressional district	3rd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.yorkcounty.ne.gov

York County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,665. Its county seat is York.

In the Nebraska license plate system, York County is represented by the prefix 17 (it had the seventeenth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

York County was organized in 1870. Sources differ on the origin of the county's name: some state it was named after York in England, while others maintain it was named by early settlers from York County, Pennsylvania.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 576 square miles (1,490 km²), of which 573 square miles (1,480 km²) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) (0.6%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,598 people, 5,722 households, and 3,931 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,172 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.78% White, 0.96% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 52.0% were of German, 8.2% Irish, 7.2% English and 5.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.