Named for Sioux people Congressional district 3rd Area 5,354 km² Population 1,313 (2013) Unemployment rate 2.4% (Apr 2015) | Largest village Harrison Time zone Mountain: UTC-7/-6 Founded 1877 County seat Harrison Cities Harrison | |
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Rivers Niobrara River, Dry Sheep Creek, Sheep Creek | ||
Sioux County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,311. Its county seat is Harrison.
Contents
- Map of Sioux County NE USA
- Geography
- Major highways
- Adjacent counties
- National protected areas
- Demographics
- Politics
- Attractions
- References
Map of Sioux County, NE, USA
Sioux County is included in the Scottsbluff, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Sioux County is represented by the prefix 80 (it had the 80th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 2,067 square miles (5,350 km2), of which 2,067 square miles (5,350 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.03%) is water.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
National protected areas
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,475 people, 605 households, and 444 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 780 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.63% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 1.15% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 2.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.9% were of German, 11.3% Irish, 11.0% American and 10.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 605 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.30% were married couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 111.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,851, and the median income for a family was $31,406. Males had a median income of $23,409 versus $21,490 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,999. About 11.10% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.40% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Sioux County, like almost all counties in western Nebraska, is heavily Republican, giving John McCain(R) 82.38% of its vote, compared to 15.98% for Barack Obama in the 2008 US presidential election.
Sioux County is in Nebraska's 3rd congressional district which has been represented by Adrian Smith(R) since 2006.