Douglas County, Nebraska
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Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha | |
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Congressional district | 2nd |
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Douglas County is a
Douglas County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4]
In the
Geography
Douglas County is on the east side of Nebraska. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Iowa, across the Missouri River. The Elkhorn River runs southward through the west-central part of Douglas County, and it is bordered on east (Missouri River) and west (Platte River) by rivers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 339 square miles (880 km2), of which 328 square miles (850 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (3.2%) is water.[6]
Major highways
- Interstate 80
- Interstate 480
- Interstate 680
- U.S. Highway 6
- U.S. Highway 75
- U.S. Highway 275
- Nebraska Highway 31
- Nebraska Highway 36
- Nebraska Highway 50
- Nebraska Highway 64
- Nebraska Highway 85
- Nebraska Highway 92
- Nebraska Highway 133
Transit
- Amtrak California Zephyr (Omaha station)
- Burlington Trailways (Omaha Bus Station)
- Express Arrow (Omaha Bus Station)
- Jefferson Lines (Omaha Bus Station)
- Metro Transit
Adjacent counties
- Dodge County – northwest
- Washington County – north
- Pottawattamie County, Iowa – east
- Sarpy County – south
- Saunders County – west
Protected areas
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 4,328 | — | |
1870 | 19,982 | 361.7% | |
1880 | 37,645 | 88.4% | |
1890 | 158,008 | 319.7% | |
1900 | 140,590 | −11.0% | |
1910 | 168,546 | 19.9% | |
1920 | 204,524 | 21.3% | |
1930 | 232,982 | 13.9% | |
1940 | 247,562 | 6.3% | |
1950 | 281,020 | 13.5% | |
1960 | 343,490 | 22.2% | |
1970 | 389,455 | 13.4% | |
1980 | 397,038 | 1.9% | |
1990 | 416,444 | 4.9% | |
2000 | 463,585 | 11.3% | |
2010 | 517,110 | 11.5% | |
2020 | 584,526 | 13.0% | |
2023 (est.) | 589,540 | 0.9% | |
US Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2019[13] |
2020 census
As of the
2010 census
As of the
ancestry.The median income for a household in the county was $51,878, and the median income for a family was $67,666. Males had a median income of $44,542 versus $35,801 for females. The
2000 census
As of the
ancestry.There were 182,194 households, out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.50% were married couples living together, 12.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.80% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.70% 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 3.12.
The county population contained 26.60% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,209, and the median income for a family was $54,651. Males had a median income of $36,577 versus $27,265 for females. The
Government
Douglas County is governed by a board of seven county commissioners, elected to staggered
Office | Officeholder |
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Register of Deeds |
Walt Peffer[16] |
County Attorney |
Donald Kleine[17] |
County Clerk/Comptroller |
Dan Esch[18] |
Clerk of the District Court | Crystal Rhoades |
County Engineer | Todd Pfitzer |
County Sheriff |
Aaron Hanson |
County Treasurer | John W. Ewing |
Public Defender |
Tom Riley |
For much of the time after World War II, Douglas County was one of the more conservative urban counties in the United States. It supported the Republican candidate for president in all but one election from 1952 to 2004. However, it has become a far more competitive county in national elections compared to the rest of the state in the last ten years. Barack Obama won a majority of the county's votes in 2008, becoming the first Democrat to do so since 1964. He also narrowly carried the 2nd congressional district as well, garnering him one electoral vote statewide. It swung back to the Republican column in 2012 with Mitt Romney winning the county by an even closer majority. The county swung back to Democratic hands in 2016 with Hillary Clinton winning a plurality of its votes, but unlike Obama eight years prior she failed to carry the 2nd congressional district. In 2020, Joe Biden won the county by 11 points, a 56-year high for Democrats, and flipped the 2nd district back into the Democratic column. Congressman Don Bacon, a Republican won Douglas County in his race.
As of April 2024, Douglas County is one of the only two counties in Nebraska (alongside Thurston) to have a plurality of registered Democrats.[19]
Political Party | Number of registered voters (April 1, 2024)[20] | % | |
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Democratic | 131,295 | 36.92 | |
Republican | 126,044 | 35.44 | |
Independent | 90,241 | 25.38 | |
Libertarian | 5,648 | 1.59 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | 2,376 | 0.67 | |
Total | 355,604 | 100.00 |
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 119,159 | 43.09% | 150,350 | 54.37% | 7,031 | 2.54% |
2016 | 108,077 | 44.95% | 113,798 | 47.33% | 18,558 | 7.72% |
2012 | 113,220 | 50.56% | 106,456 | 47.54% | 4,251 | 1.90% |
2008 | 106,291 | 46.89% | 116,810 | 51.53% | 3,600 | 1.59% |
2004 | 120,813 | 58.34% | 83,330 | 40.24% | 2,928 | 1.41% |
2000 | 101,025 | 55.16% | 73,347 | 40.05% | 8,784 | 4.80% |
1996 | 92,334 | 51.38% | 70,708 | 39.34% | 16,679 | 9.28% |
1992 | 93,512 | 46.73% | 67,097 | 33.53% | 39,512 | 19.74% |
1988 | 99,916 | 56.27% | 76,541 | 43.11% | 1,108 | 0.62% |
1984 | 112,676 | 65.26% | 58,979 | 34.16% | 1,003 | 0.58% |
1980 | 96,908 | 59.12% | 51,668 | 31.52% | 15,354 | 9.37% |
1976 | 93,204 | 58.73% | 61,877 | 38.99% | 3,626 | 2.28% |
1972 | 101,579 | 67.82% | 48,201 | 32.18% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 69,808 | 50.89% | 51,617 | 37.63% | 15,739 | 11.47% |
1964 | 61,613 | 44.30% | 77,480 | 55.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 72,005 | 52.92% | 64,060 | 47.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 73,270 | 59.39% | 50,110 | 40.61% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 71,457 | 56.24% | 55,591 | 43.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 47,175 | 48.92% | 49,258 | 51.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1944 | 53,443 | 45.60% | 63,762 | 54.40% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 53,325 | 44.38% | 66,840 | 55.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 35,349 | 33.01% | 70,245 | 65.60% | 1,482 | 1.38% |
1932 | 33,938 | 35.81% | 59,347 | 62.62% | 1,483 | 1.56% |
1928 | 47,551 | 52.60% | 42,267 | 46.75% | 587 | 0.65% |
1924 | 29,390 | 44.98% | 18,672 | 28.58% | 17,278 | 26.44% |
1920 | 28,543 | 57.81% | 18,439 | 37.34% | 2,393 | 4.85% |
1916 | 14,557 | 35.13% | 24,796 | 59.84% | 2,084 | 5.03% |
1912 | 6,185 | 21.12% | 12,908 | 44.08% | 10,189 | 34.80% |
1908 | 14,066 | 45.80% | 15,583 | 50.74% | 1,064 | 3.46% |
1904 | 15,248 | 57.87% | 6,831 | 25.93% | 4,270 | 16.21% |
1900 | 14,266 | 50.88% | 13,241 | 47.23% | 530 | 1.89% |
1896 | 12,326 | 49.95% | 11,755 | 47.64% | 596 | 2.42% |
1892 | 10,702 | 48.27% | 2,904 | 13.10% | 8,566 | 38.63% |
1888 | 10,237 | 47.53% | 10,810 | 50.19% | 493 | 2.29% |
1884 | 4,894 | 51.61% | 4,516 | 47.62% | 73 | 0.77% |
1880 | 3,290 | 55.87% | 2,407 | 40.87% | 192 | 3.26% |
Communities
Cities
- Bennington
- Omaha (county seat)
- Ralston
- Valley
Villages
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Education
School districts include:[22]
- Arlington Public Schools
- Bennington Public Schools
- Douglas County West Community Schools
- Elkhorn Public Schools
- Fort Calhoun Community Schools
- Fremont Public Schools
- Gretna Public Schools
- Millard Public Schools
- Omaha Public Schools
- Ralston Public Schools
- Westside Community Schools
- Yutan Public Schools
A state-operated school, Nebraska School for the Deaf, was formerly in the county.
See also
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ About Douglas County: History. DC website.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 55. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- US OMB. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original(PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.
- ^ "History Of Nebraska Passenger Vehicle License Plates". Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ Bluestem Prairie Preserve, Omaha NE Google Maps (accessed 20 January 2019)
- ^ Two Rivers State Recreation Area Google Maps (accessed 20 January 2019)
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ "Board members are elected to four-year terms, staggered, with three or four members elected every two years." [1]
- ^ a b Douglas County Commissioners. (January 10, 2017). Board of County Commissioners. Retrieved from [2]
- ^ "Unopposed for Douglas County assessor, Walt Peffer outlines plans to review valuations". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine switches to GOP after Democrats' critical resolution". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Home - Douglas County Clerk/Comptroller". Douglas County. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "2020 Eligible Voter Statistics" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. December 1, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Voter Registration Statistics" (PDF). nebraska.gov. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Election Results