The North Platte Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of three counties in Nebraska

Nebraska

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, anchored by the city of North Platte

North Platte, Nebraska

North Platte is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, along Interstate 80, at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers forming the Platte River...

.

As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 35,939 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 36,890).

Counties

• Lincoln
  Lincoln County, Nebraska
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,632 people, 14,076 households, and 9,444 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile . There are 15,438 housing units in Lincoln....
  
  
• Logan
  Logan County, Nebraska
  -History:Logan County was formed in 1885. It was named after the Union General John A. Logan.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 774 people, 316 households, and 229 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile . There were 386 housing units...
  
  
• McPherson
  McPherson County, Nebraska
  -History:McPherson County was formed in 1887. It was named after Union General James B. McPherson.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 533 people, 202 households, and 157 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile . There were 283 housing...
  
  

Communities

• Brady
  Brady, Nebraska
  Brady is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 366 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Gandy
  Gandy, Nebraska
  Gandy is a village in Logan County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 30 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gandy is located at ....
  
  
• Hershey
  Hershey, Nebraska
  Hershey is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 572 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Maxwell
  Maxwell, Nebraska
  Maxwell is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 315 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Maxwell is located at ....
  
  
• North Platte
  North Platte, Nebraska
  North Platte is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, along Interstate 80, at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers forming the Platte River...
  
   (Principal City)
• Ringgold
  Ringgold, Nebraska
  Ringgold is an unincorporated community in McPherson County, Nebraska, United States. Its elevation is 3,176 feet . A post office was operated in Ringgold for over sixty years, opening on 1 December 1906 and closing on 11 August 1967....
  
   (unincorporated)
• Stapleton
  Stapleton, Nebraska
  Stapleton is a village in and the county seat of Logan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 301 at the 2000 census.Stapleton is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Sutherland
  Sutherland, Nebraska
  Sutherland is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sutherland is located at ....
  
  
• Tryon
  Tryon, Nebraska
  Tryon is an unincorporated community in and the county seat of McPherson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 90 at the 2000 census.Tryon is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
   (unincorporated)
• Wallace
  Wallace, Nebraska
  Wallace is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 329 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wallace is located at ....
  
  
• Wellfleet
  Wellfleet, Nebraska
  Wellfleet is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 76 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wellfleet is located at ....
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 35,939 people, 14,594 households, and 9,830 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 94.83% White, 0.53% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.58% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.27% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $31,814, and the median income for a family was $38,464. Males had a median income of $29,229 versus $17,517 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the μSA was $15,563.