Frontier County, Nebraska
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Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
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Founded	1872
Seat	Stockville
Largest city	Curtis
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	980 sq mi (2,538 km²) 975 sq mi (2,525 km²) 6 sq mi (16 km²), 0. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Stockville is a village in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States. Curtis is a city in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 56%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	3,099 3/sq mi (1/km²)
Website: www.co.frontier.ne.us/

Frontier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and As of 2000, the population is 3,099. Its county seat is Stockville^[1]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Stockville is a village in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Frontier County is represented by the prefix 60 (it had the sixtieth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a Motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent counties 2 History 3 Demographics 4 City and villages 5 References

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 980 square miles (2,538 km²), of which, 975 square miles (2,524 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (14 km²) of it (0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 56%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Gosper County, Nebraska - (East)
• Furnas County, Nebraska - (Southeast)
• Red Willow County, Nebraska - (South)
• Hitchcock County, Nebraska - (Southwest)
• Hayes County, Nebraska - (West)
• Lincoln County, Nebraska - (North)
• Dawson County, Nebraska - (Northeast)

History

Frontier County was formed in 1872. Gosper County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. Furnas County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. Red Willow County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. Hitchcock County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. Hayes County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. Dawson County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. It was named for its location along the frontier border in the late 19th century. ^[2]

Demographics

Frontier County Population by decade

1880 - 934 1890 - 8,497 1900 - 8,781 1910 - 8,572 1920 - 8,540 1930 - 8,114 1940 - 6,417 1950 - 5,282 1960 - 4,311 1970 - 3,982 1980 - 3,647 1990 - 3,101 2000 - 3,099

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 3,099 people, 1,192 households, and 828 families residing in the county. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 1,543 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98. 29% White, 0. 10% Black or African American, 0. 26% Native American, 0. 26% Asian, 0. 39% from other races, and 0. 71% from two or more races. 0. 97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,192 households out of which 31. 40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62. 50% were married couples living together, 4. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30. 50% were non-families. 26. 30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 30% 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. 02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26. 00% under the age of 18, 11. 30% from 18 to 24, 22. 80% from 25 to 44, 23. 00% from 45 to 64, and 16. 90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100. 50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98. 50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,038, and the median income for a family was $38,664. Males had a median income of $25,792 versus $16,941 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,648. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 9. 30% of families and 12. 20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 90% of those under age 18 and 8. 30% of those age 65 or over.

City and villages

• Curtis
• Eustis
• Maywood
• Moorefield
• Stockville

References

Coordinates: 40°32′N 100°23′W / 40.53, -100.39

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