NEBRASKA URBAN POPULATION TOTALS BY COUNTY
Nebraska - Selected Census Years
  1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
  Total Urban Percent Total Urban Percent Total Urban Percent Total Urban Percent Total Urban Percent
County Population Population Urban Population Population Urban Population Population Urban Population Population Urban Population Population Urban
Adams 28,944 21,412 74.0% 30,553 23,580 77.2% 30,656 23,045 75.2% 29,625 22,837 77.1% 31,151 24,131 77.5%
Antelope 10,176 - - 9,047 - - 8,675 - - 7,965 - - 7,452 - -
Arthur 680 - - 606 - - 513 - - 462 - - 444 - -
Banner 1,269 - - 1,034 - - 918 - - 852 - - 819 - -
Blaine 1,016 - - 847 - - 867 - - 675 - - 583 - -
Boone 9,134 - - 8,190 - - 7,391 - - 6,667 - - 6,259 - -
Box Butte 11,688 7,845 67.1% 10,094 6,862 68.0% 13,696 9,869 72.1% 13,130 9,765 74.4% 12,158 8,921 73.4%
Boyd 4,513 - - 3,752 - - 3,331 - - 2,835 - - 2,438 - -
Brown 4,436 - - 4,021 - - 4,377 - - 3,657 - - 3,525 - -
Buffalo 26,236 14,210 54.2% 31,222 19,181 61.4% 34,797 21,158 60.8% 37,447 24,396 65.1% 42,259 27,111 64.2%
Burt 10,192 - - 9,247 - - 8,813 - - 7,868 - - 7,791 - -
Butler 10,312 - - 9,461 - - 9,330 2,514 26.9% 8,601 2,522 29.3% 8,767 2,586 29.5%
Cass 17,821 6,244 35.0% 18,076 6,371 35.2% 20,297 6,295 31.0% 21,318 6,412 30.1% 24,334 7,149 29.4%
Cedar 13,368 - - 12,192 - - 11,375 - - 10,131 - - 9,615 - -
Chase 4,317 - - 4,129 - - 4,758 - - 4,381 - - 4,068 - -
Cherry 8,218 2,875 35.0% 6,846 2,662 38.9% 6,758 2,829 41.9% 6,307 2,826 44.8% 6,148 2,709 44.1%
Cheyenne 14,828 8,004 54.0% 10,778 6,403 59.4% 10,057 6,010 59.8% 9,494 5,959 62.8% 9,830 6,114 62.2%
Clay 8,717 - - 8,266 - - 8,106 - - 7,123 - - 7,039 - -
Colfax 9,595 3,096 32.3% 9,498 3,597 37.9% 9,890 4,151 42.0% 9,139 4,052 44.3% 10,441 5,270 50.5%
Cuming 12,435 2,921 23.5% 12,034 3,385 28.1% 11,664 3,609 30.9% 10,117 3,250 32.1% 10,203 3,288 32.2%
Custer 16,517 3,482 21.1% 14,092 3,734 26.5% 13,877 3,979 28.7% 12,270 3,778 30.8% 11,793 3,547 30.1%
Dakota 12,168 7,200 59.2% 13,137 7,920 60.3% 16,573 10,335 62.4% 16,742 10,915 65.2% 20,253 15,888 78.4%
Dawes 9,536 5,079 53.3% 9,761 5,853 60.0% 9,609 5,933 61.7% 9,021 5,588 61.9% 9,060 5,423 59.9%
Dawson 19,405 11,806 60.8% 19,771 12,991 65.7% 22,304 14,972 67.1% 19,940 13,656 68.5% 24,365 17,803 73.1%
Deuel 3,125 - - 2,717 - - 2,462 - - 2,237 - - 2,098 - -
Dixon 8,106 - - 7,453 - - 7,137 - - 6,143 - - 6,339 - -
Dodge 32,471 19,698 60.7% 34,782 22,962 66.0% 35,847 23,979 66.9% 34,500 23,680 68.6% 36,160 25,769 71.3%
Douglas 343,490 323,736 94.2% 389,455 373,160 95.8% 397,038 377,639 95.1% 416,444 398,436 95.7% 463,585 452,245 97.6%
Dundy 3,570 - - 2,926 - - 2,861 - - 2,582 - - 2,292 - -
Fillmore 9,425 - - 8,137 - - 7,920 - - 7,103 - - 6,634 - -
Franklin 5,449 - - 4,566 - - 4,377 - - 3,938 - - 3,574 - -
Frontier 4,311 - - 3,982 - - 3,647 - - 3,101 - - 3,099 - -
Furnas 7,711 - - 6,897 - - 6,486 - - 5,553 - - 5,324 - -
Gage 26,818 12,132 45.2% 25,731 12,389 48.1% 24,456 12,891 52.7% 22,794 12,354 54.2% 22,993 12,894 56.1%
Garden 3,472 - - 2,929 - - 2,802 - - 2,460 - - 2,292 - -
Garfield 2,699 - - 2,411 - - 2,363 - - 2,141 - - 1,902 - -
Gosper 2,489 - - 2,178 - - 2,140 - - 1,928 - - 2,143 - -
Grant 1,009 - - 1,019 - - 877 - - 769 - - 747 - -
Greeley 4,595 - - 4,000 - - 3,462 - - 3,006 - - 2,714 - -
Hall 35,757 25,742 72.0% 42,851 31,269 73.0% 47,690 33,180 69.6% 48,925 39,386 80.5% 53,534 45,064 84.2%
Hamilton 8,714 2,576 29.6% 8,867 3,180 35.9% 9,301 3,717 40.0% 8,862 3,810 43.0% 9,403 4,233 45.0%
Harlan 5,081 - - 4,357 - - 4,292 - - 3,810 - - 3,786 - -
Hayes 1,919 - - 1,530 - - 1,356 - - 1,222 - - 1,068 - -
Hitchcock 4,829 - - 4,051 - - 4,079 - - 3,750 - - 3,111 - -
Holt 13,722 3,181 23.2% 12,933 3,753 29.0% 13,552 4,049 29.9% 12,599 3,852 30.6% 11,551 3,542 30.7%
Hooker 1,130 - - 939 - - 990 - - 793 - - 783 - -
Howard 6,541 - - 6,807 - - 6,773 - - 6,057 - - 6,567 - -
Jefferson 11,620 5,572 48.0% 10,436 5,265 50.5% 9,817 4,885 49.8% 8,759 4,335 49.5% 8,333 4,299 51.6%
Johnson 6,281 - - 5,743 - - 5,285 - - 4,673 - - 4,488 - -
Kearney 6,580 - - 6,707 2,669 39.8% 7,053 2,939 41.7% 6,629 2,749 41.5% 6,882 2,885 41.9%
Keith 7,958 4,250 53.4% 8,487 4,976 58.6% 9,364 5,638 60.2% 8,584 5,095 59.4% 8,875 4,581 51.6%
Keya Paha 1,672 - - 1,340 - - 1,301 - - 1,029 - - 983 - -
Kimball 7,975 4,384 55.0% 6,009 3,680 61.2% 4,882 3,120 63.9% 4,108 2,574 62.7% 4,089 2,559 62.6%
Knox 13,300 - - 11,723 - - 11,457 - - 9,534 - - 9,374 - -
Lancaster 155,272 136,220 87.7% 167,972 153,443 91.4% 192,884 173,550 90.0% 213,641 192,558 90.1% 250,291 226,460 90.5%
Lincoln 28,491 17,184 60.3% 29,538 19,447 65.8% 36,455 24,479 67.1% 32,508 22,605 69.5% 34,632 24,068 69.5%
Logan 1,108 - - 991 - - 983 - - 878 - - 774 - -
Loup 1,097 - - 854 - - 859 - - 683 - - 712 - -
McPherson 735 - - 623 - - 593 - - 546 - - 533 - -
Madison 25,145 13,111 52.1% 27,402 16,607 60.6% 31,382 19,449 62.0% 32,655 21,476 65.8% 35,226 24,540 69.7%
Merrick 8,363 - - 8,751 2,803 32.0% 8,945 3,083 34.5% 8,049 2,868 35.6% 8,204 3,293 40.1%
Morrill 7,057 - - 5,813 - - 6,085 - - 5,423 - - 5,440 - -
Nance 5,635 - - 5,142 - - 4,740 - - 4,275 - - 4,038 - -
Nemaha 9,099 3,229 35.5% 8,976 3,650 40.7% 8,367 3,482 41.6% 7,980 3,443 43.1% 7,576 3,517 46.4%
Nuckolls 8,217 2,935 35.7% 7,404 2,779 37.5% 6,726 2,502 37.2% 5,786 - - 5,057 - -
Otoe 16,503 7,252 43.9% 15,576 7,441 47.8% 15,183 7,127 46.9% 14,252 6,547 45.9% 15,396 7,059 45.8%
Pawnee 5,356 - - 4,473 - - 3,937 - - 3,317 - - 3,087 - -
Perkins 4,189 - - 3,423 - - 3,637 - - 3,367 - - 3,200 - -
Phelps 9,800 5,226 53.3% 9,553 5,635 59.0% 9,769 5,624 57.6% 9,715 5,671 58.4% 9,747 5,674 58.2%
Pierce 8,722 - - 8,493 - - 8,481 - - 7,827 - - 7,857 - -
Platte 23,992 12,476 52.0% 26,508 15,471 58.4% 28,852 17,328 60.1% 29,820 19,480 65.3% 31,662 21,046 66.5%
Polk 7,210 - - 6,468 - - 6,320 - - 5,668 - - 5,639 - -
Red Willow 12,940 8,301 64.1% 12,191 8,285 68.0% 12,615 8,404 66.6% 11,705 8,112 69.3% 11,448 7,868 68.7%
Richardson 13,903 5,598 40.3% 12,277 5,444 44.3% 11,315 5,374 47.5% 9,937 4,769 48.0% 9,531 4,428 46.5%
Rock 2,554 - - 2,231 - - 2,383 - - 2,019 - - 1,756 - -
Saline 12,542 3,546 28.3% 12,809 4,444 34.7% 13,131 4,872 37.1% 12,715 4,841 38.1% 13,843 5,883 42.5%
Sarpy 31,281 14,429 46.1% 63,696 53,769 84.4% 86,015 72,626 84.4% 102,583 88,529 86.3% 122,595 113,638 92.7%
Saunders 17,270 3,610 20.9% 17,018 3,835 22.5% 18,716 3,555 19.0% 18,285 3,681 20.1% 19,830 3,945 19.9%
Scotts Bluff 33,809 17,962 53.1% 36,432 20,146 55.3% 38,344 21,916 57.2% 36,025 21,657 60.1% 36,951 24,591 66.6%
Seward 13,581 4,208 31.0% 14,460 5,294 36.6% 15,789 5,713 36.2% 15,450 5,634 36.5% 16,496 6,333 38.4%
Sheridan 9,049 - - 7,285 - - 7,544 - - 6,750 - - 6,198 - -
Sherman 5,382 - - 4,725 - - 4,226 - - 3,718 - - 3,318 - -
Sioux 2,575 - - 2,034 - - 1,845 - - 1,549 - - 1,475 - -
Stanton 5,783 - - 5,758 - - 6,549 - - 6,244 - - 6,455 1,578 24.4%
Thayer 9,118 - - 7,779 - - 7,582 - - 6,635 - - 6,055 - -
Thomas 1,078 - - 954 - - 973 - - 851 - - 729 - -
Thurston 7,237 - - 6,942 - - 7,186 - - 6,936 - - 7,171 - -
Valley 6,590 - - 5,783 - - 5,633 2,658 47.2% 5,169 - - 4,647 - -
Washington 12,103 4,931 40.7% 13,310 6,106 45.9% 15,508 6,418 41.4% 16,607 6,860 41.3% 18,780 7,357 39.2%
Wayne 9,959 4,217 42.3% 10,400 5,379 51.7% 9,858 5,240 53.2% 9,364 5,142 54.9% 9,851 5,527 56.1%
Webster 6,224 - - 5,396 - - 4,858 - - 4,279 - - 4,061 - -
Wheeler 1,297 - - 1,051 - - 1,060 - - 948 - - 886 - -
York 13,724 6,173 45.0% 13,685 6,778 49.5% 14,798 7,723 52.2% 14,428 7,884 54.6% 14,598 7,890 54.0%
Nebraska 1,411,330 766,053 54.3% 1,485,333 913,480 61.5% 1,569,825 987,420 62.9% 1,578,417 1,043,334 66.1% 1,711,623 1,192,706 69.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census, August 2002.
Last Updated: 9/3/02 12:04
by Nebraska Databook
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