NEBRASKA National Forest Local Area
List of the 32 Local Area counties with total population, land area, and population density

5-digit FIPS
code
County Population Land area
(square miles)
Persons per
square mile
31005 Arthur, NE 402 715.4 0.6
31007 Banner, NE 762 746.2 1.0
31009 Blaine, NE 518 710.7 0.7
31013 Box Butte, NE 11,388 1,075.3 10.6
31017 Brown, NE 3,430 1,221.3 2.8
31031 Cherry, NE 6,071 5,960.5 1.0
31041 Custer, NE 11,515 2,575.7 4.5
31045 Dawes, NE 8,746 1,396.2 6.3
31047 Dawson, NE 24,532 1,012.9 24.2
31071 Garfield, NE 1,838 570.0 3.2
31075 Grant, NE 670 776.2 0.9
31091 Hooker, NE 749 721.2 1.0
31103 Keya Paha, NE 938 773.3 1.2
31111 Lincoln, NE 34,979 2,564.0 13.6
31113 Logan, NE 710 570.7 1.2
31115 Loup, NE 703 569.7 1.2
31117 McPherson, NE 524 859.0 0.6
31123 Morrill, NE 5,252 1,423.8 3.7
31149 Rock, NE 1,579 1,008.5 1.6
31157 Scotts Bluff, NE 36,631 739.3 49.6
31161 Sheridan, NE 5,817 2,441.0 2.4
31163 Sherman, NE 3,175 565.8 5.6
31165 Sioux, NE 1,447 2,066.6 0.7
31171 Thomas, NE 642 712.9 0.9
31175 Valley, NE 4,521 568.1 8.0
31183 Wheeler, NE 811 575.2 1.4
46033 Custer, SD 7,665 1,557.7 4.9
46047 Fall River, SD 7,352 1,739.9 4.2
46113 Shannon, SD 13,346 2,093.9 6.4
56015 Goshen, WY 12,286 2,225.3 5.5
56027 Niobrara, WY 2,272 2,625.8 0.9
56031 Platte, WY 8,666 2,084.9 4.2
    219,937 45,246.9  

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate. Total population includes all ages, not just age 16 and older.



NEBRASKA National Forest Local Area
Population age 16 and older by stratum and age group

Population stratum Age 16-34 % Age 35-53 % Age 55+ % All Ages 16+ %
Hispanic males 3,408 48.1 2,644 37.3 1,038 14.6 7,090 4.1
Hispanic females 3,224 49.4 2,213 33.9 1,084 16.6 6,521 3.8
White males 20,570 28.8 25,509 35.7 25,343 35.5 71,422 41.5
White females 19,604 25.8 25,936 34.1 30,410 40.0 75,950 44.1
Black males 214 61.7 99 28.5 34 9.8 347 0.2
Black females 124 63.9 47 24.2 23 11.9 194 0.1
Native American males 2,432 51.9 1,542 32.9 711 15.2 4,685 2.7
Native American females 2,539 49.3 1,687 32.7 927 18.0 5,153 3.0
Asian & Pacific Islander males 107 34.1 107 34.1 100 31.8 314 0.2
Asian & Pacific Islander females 115 30.3 130 34.2 135 35.5 380 0.2
  52,337   59,914   59,805   172,056 99.9

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate.
Note: Does not include people who reported being 2 or more races. Hispanics may be of any race, but are included in the two Hispanic rows only. Percentages for the three age groups sum across to 100. May not equal 100.0 exactly due to rounding.