Editing Otoe County, Nebraska

{{Short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Otoe County
| state              = Nebraska
| founded            = 1855
| seat wl            = Nebraska City
| largest city       = Nebraska City
| area_total_sq_mi   = 619
| area_land_sq_mi    = 616
| area_water_sq_mi   = 3.4
| area percentage    = 0.5%
| census yr          = 2020
| pop                = 15912
| density_sq_mi      = auto
| ex image           = Otoe County, Nebraska courthouse from N 2.JPG
| ex image cap       = [[Otoe County Courthouse]] in Nebraska City
| web                = www.co.otoe.ne.us/
| district           = 1st
| time zone          = Central
| named for          = [[Otoe tribe]]
}}

'''Otoe County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 15,912.<ref>{{cite web|title=Otoe County, Nebraska|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Otoe_County,_Nebraska?g=050XX00US31131|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Nebraska City, Nebraska|Nebraska City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was formed in 1854 and was named in reference to the [[Otoe people|Otoe Indian tribe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/otoe.htm|title=Otoe County|access-date=March 15, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704061927/http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/otoe.htm|archive-date=July 4, 2008}}</ref>

In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Otoe County is represented by the prefix 11 (it had the 11th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

==Geography==
Otoe County lies on the east side of Nebraska. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary lines of the states of [[Iowa]] and [[Missouri]] (across the [[Missouri River]]). The terrain of Otoe County consists of rolling hills which drop down to the river basin, and rich soil. The area is largely devoted to agriculture (corn, soybeans, milo, wheat, and fruit orchards). The county has a total area of {{convert|619|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|616|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.4|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>

Otoe County derives its name from the [[Otoe tribe|Otoe Indians]], who lived in the area.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/o/ot001.html|title=Otoe-Missouria|encyclopedia=Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture|date=2009|author=May, Jon D.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720001619/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/O/OT001.html|archive-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 75.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 75 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 75]]
* [[File:N-2.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 2]]
* [[File:N-43.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 43]]
* [[File:N-50.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 50]]
* [[File:N-67.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 67]]
* [[File:N-128.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 128]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Cass County, Nebraska|Cass County]] - north
* [[Fremont County, Iowa]] - northeast
* [[Atchison County, Missouri]] - east
* [[Nemaha County, Nebraska|Nemaha County]] - southeast
* [[Johnson County, Nebraska|Johnson County]] - south
* [[Gage County, Nebraska|Gage County]] - southwest
* [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster County]] - west
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 4211
| 1870 = 12345
| 1880 = 15727
| 1890 = 25403
| 1900 = 22288
| 1910 = 19323
| 1920 = 19494
| 1930 = 19901
| 1940 = 18994
| 1950 = 17056
| 1960 = 16503
| 1970 = 15576
| 1980 = 15183
| 1990 = 14252
| 2000 = 15396
| 2010 = 15740
| 2020 = 15912
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 16335
| align-fn = center
| footnote = US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ne190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31131.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607151610/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31131.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 15,396 people, 6,060 households, and 4,229 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|25|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 6,567 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.42% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. 2.45% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 6,060 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.10% 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 3.01.

The county population contained 26.30% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,302, and the median income for a family was $45,295. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $21,520 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,752. About 5.90% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.30% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===City===
* [[Nebraska City, Nebraska|Nebraska City]] (county seat)
* [[Syracuse, Nebraska|Syracuse]]

===Villages===
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* [[Burr, Nebraska|Burr]]
* [[Douglas, Nebraska|Douglas]]
* [[Dunbar, Nebraska|Dunbar]]
* [[Lorton, Nebraska|Lorton]]
* [[Otoe, Nebraska|Otoe]]
* [[Palmyra, Nebraska|Palmyra]]
* [[Talmage, Nebraska|Talmage]]
* [[Unadilla, Nebraska|Unadilla]]
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===Census-designated place===
* [[Woodland Hills, Nebraska|Woodland Hills]]

==Politics==
Otoe County voters have been very Republican since Nebraska became a state, like most rural Nebraska counties. In no presidential election has the county supported the Democratic nominee since voting in 1932 for [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]].
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,651|2,463|113|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,649|2,490|216|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,860|2,025|572|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,258|2,561|163|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,033|2,915|144|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,018|2,275|93|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,178|2,208|276|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,290|2,279|936|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,960|2,038|1,840|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,724|2,616|26|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,679|1,869|48|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,611|1,471|477|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,715|2,436|86|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,815|1,718|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,840|1,508|474|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|3,626|3,169|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|5,057|2,543|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,275|2,296|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,082|1,939|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|4,060|2,515|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,291|2,664|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,799|2,927|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|4,399|4,173|62|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,119|4,752|88|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,063|2,959|55|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,245|2,208|1,022|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,869|1,671|182|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,121|2,344|101|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|922|1,945|1,173|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,243|2,411|89|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,616|1,420|409|Nebraska}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Republican|2,718|2,327|109|Nebraska}}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31131_otoe/DC20SD_C31131.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807012318/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31131_otoe/DC20SD_C31131.pdf |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Otoe County, NE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 6, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31131_otoe/DC20SD_C31131_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

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* [[Conestoga Public Schools]]
* [[Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools]]
* [[Freeman Public Schools]]
* [[Johnson-Brock Public Schools]]
* [[Johnson County Central Public Schools]]
* [[Norris School District 160]]
* [[Nebraska City Public Schools]]
* [[Palmyra District OR-1]]
* [[Sterling Public Schools]]
* [[Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools]]
* [[Waverly School District 145]]
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[[Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired]], a state-operated educational facility, is in the county.

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Otoe County, Nebraska]]
* [[Nebraska City News-Press]]

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Otoe County, Nebraska
|North     = [[Cass County, Nebraska|Cass County]]
|East      = [[Fremont County, Iowa]]
|Southeast = [[Atchison County, Missouri]]
|South     = [[Nemaha County, Nebraska|Nemaha County]] and [[Johnson County, Nebraska|Johnson County]]
|Southwest = [[Gage County, Nebraska|Gage County]]
|West      = [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster County]]
}}

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[[Category:Nebraska counties on the Missouri River]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in Nebraska Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1855]]