Outline of Nebraska - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Nebraska:

Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

– U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

located in the Great Plains

Great Plains

The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...

of the Midwestern United States

Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....

. Nebraska was once considered part of the Great American Desert

Great American Desert

The term Great American Desert was used in the 19th century to describe the western part of the Great Plains east of the Rocky Mountains in North America....

, but it is now a leading farming

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

and ranching

Agriculture

state.

General reference

Names
- Common name: Nebraska
  Nebraska
  Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
  - Pronunciation: nəˈbræskə
- Official name: State of Nebraska
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: NE
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-NE
  - Internet
    Internet
    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
    
    second-level domain
    Second-level domain
    In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
    
    : .ne.us
- Nicknames
  - Beef State (previously used on license plates
    Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska
    The U.S. state of Nebraska first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1915. All plates were made of steel until 1947 when aluminum plates were introduced.-Passenger plates 1933 to present:...
    
    )
  - Cornhusker State (previously used on license plates)
  - Tree Planter's State
Adjectival: Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
Demonym: Nebraskan

Geography of Nebraska

Main article: Geography of Nebraska

Nebraska is: a U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
  Northern Hemisphere
  The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
- Western hemisphere
  Western Hemisphere
  The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
  - Americas
    Americas
    The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
    - North America
      North America
      North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        Northern America
        Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
        
        United States of America
        
        Contiguous United States
        Contiguous United States
        The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
        
        Central United States
        Central United States
        The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...
        
        Corn Belt
        Corn Belt
        The Corn Belt is a region of the Midwestern United States where corn has, since the 1850s, been the predominant crop, replacing the native tall grasses. By 1950, 99% of the corn was grown from hybrids. Most corn is fed to livestock, especially hogs and poultry. In recent decades soybeans have...
        
        West North Central States
        West North Central States
        The West North Central States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau....
        
        Midwestern United States
        Midwestern United States
        The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
        
        Great plains
        Great Plains
        The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
Population of Nebraska: 1,826,341 (2010 U.S. Census)
Area of Nebraska:
Atlas of Nebraska

Places in Nebraska

Historic places in Nebraska
- National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska
  - Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
National Natural Landmarks in Nebraska
National parks in Nebraska
State parks in Nebraska

Environment of Nebraska

Climate of Nebraska
Superfund sites in Nebraska
Wildlife of Nebraska
- Fauna of Nebraska
  - Birds of Nebraska

Natural geographic features of Nebraska

Lakes of Nebraska
Rivers of Nebraska

Administrative divisions of Nebraska

The 93 Counties of the State of Nebraska
- Municipalities in Nebraska
  - Cities in Nebraska
    - State capital of Nebraska:
    - City nicknames in Nebraska
  - Unincorporated communities in Nebraska

Government and politics of Nebraska

Main article: Government of Nebraska and Politics of Nebraska

Form of government
Form of government
A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

: U.S. state government
State governments of the United States
State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
United States congressional delegations from Nebraska
United States Congressional Delegations from Nebraska
These are tables of congressional delegations from Nebraska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Nebraska Territory:- Members from Nebraska :-References:...
Nebraska State Capitol
Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, is the house of the Nebraska Legislature and houses other offices of the government of the U.S. state of Nebraska....

Elections in Nebraska
- Electoral reform in Nebraska
  Electoral reform in Nebraska
  Electoral reform in Nebraska refers to efforts to change the voting laws in the Great Plains U.S. state that is nestled amongst South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming...
Political party strength in Nebraska
Political party strength in Nebraska
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Nebraska:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Auditor*State TreasurerThe table also indicates the historical party composition in the:...

Executive branch of the government of Nebraska

Governor of Nebraska
Governor of Nebraska
The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Nebraska Constitution. The current Governor is Dave Heineman, a Republican, who assumed office on January 20, 2005 upon the resignation of Mike Johanns . He won a full...
- Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
- Secretary of State of Nebraska
  Secretary of State of Nebraska
  The Secretary of State of Nebraska is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Nebraska. In Nebraska, the Secretary of State is elected for a four-year term. Vacancies are fill by appointment by the Governor....
State departments
- Nebraska Department of Transportation (disambiguation)Nebraska Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Nebraska

Nebraska Legislature
Nebraska Legislature
The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative body of the State of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County....

(unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Nebraska

Supreme Court of Nebraska
Nebraska Supreme Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. Each Justice is initially appointed by the Governor of Nebraska; using the Missouri Plan, each Justice is then subject to a retention vote for additional...

Law and order in Nebraska

Law of Nebraska

Capital punishment in Nebraska
- Individuals executed in Nebraska
Constitution of Nebraska
Crime in Nebraska
Crime in Nebraska
-Statistics:In 2008 there were 56,754 crimes reported in Nebraska including 68 murders; a full list can be found ....
Gun laws in Nebraska
Law enforcement in Nebraska
- Law enforcement agencies in Nebraska

History of Nebraska, by period

Prehistory of Nebraska
French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

colony of Louisiane
Louisiana (New France)
Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...

, 1699–1764
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

(though predominantly Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....

) district of Alta Louisiana
Louisiana (New Spain)
Louisiana was the name of an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1764 to 1803 that represented territory west of the Mississippi River basin, plus New Orleans...

, 1764–1803
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
  Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
  The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secretly negotiated treaty between France and Spain in which Spain returned the colonial territory of...
  
  of 1800
French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

district of Haute-Louisiane
Louisiana (New France)
Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...

, 1803
- Louisiana Purchase
  Louisiana Purchase
  The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
  
  of 1803
Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...

, 1803–1804
- Lewis and Clark Expedition
  Lewis and Clark Expedition
  The Lewis and Clark Expedition, or ″Corps of Discovery Expedition" was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William...
  
  , 1804–1806
District of Louisiana
District of Louisiana
The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official, temporary, United States government designation for the portion of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Orleans Territory. It officially existed from March 10, 1804 until July 4, 1805, when it was incorporated...

, 1804–1805
Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
- War of 1812
  War of 1812
  The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
  
  , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
  - Treaty of Ghent
    Treaty of Ghent
    The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
    
    , December 24, 1814
Unorganized Territory, 1821–1854
- Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1851
  Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851)
  Although many European and European-American migrants to western North America had previously passed through the Great Plains on the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, the California gold rush greatly increased traffic...
Nebraska Territory
Nebraska Territory
The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854...

, 1854–1867
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
  Kansas-Nebraska Act
  The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by allowing settlers in those territories to determine through Popular Sovereignty if they would allow slavery within...
  
  of 1854
- History of slavery in Nebraska
  History of slavery in Nebraska
  The history of slavery in Nebraska is generally seen as short and limited. The issue was contentious for the legislature between the creation of the Nebraska Territory in 1854 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. However, there was apparently a particular acceptance of African...
- Territory of Jefferson (extralegal), 1859–1861
- Pony Express
  Pony Express
  The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861...
  
  , 1860–1861
- American Civil War
  American Civil War
  The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
  
  , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Nebraska in the American Civil War
    Nebraska in the American Civil War
    During the American Civil War , Nebraska was still a territory of the United States, not achieving statehood until two years after the War.-Nebraska at the start of the Civil War:...
- First Transcontinental Telegraph
  First Transcontinental Telegraph
  The First Transcontinental Telegraph was a milestone in electrical engineering and in the formation of the United States of America. It served as the only method of near-instantaneous communication between the east and west coasts during the 1860s....
  
  completed 1861
State of Nebraska becomes 37th State admitted to the United States of America on March 1, 1867
- Gerald Ford
  Gerald Ford
  Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
  
  becomes 38th President of the United States
  President of the United States
  The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
  
  on August 9, 1974

History of Nebraska, by region

By city
- History of Omaha, Nebraska
  History of Omaha, Nebraska
  The history of Omaha, Nebraska began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. Before it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree...
  - History of North Omaha, Nebraska
    History of North Omaha, Nebraska
    The history of North Omaha, Nebraska includes wildcat banks, ethnic enclaves, race riots and social change spanning over 200 years. With a recorded history that pre-dates the rest of the city, North Omaha has roots back to 1812 with the founding of Fort Lisa...

Culture of Nebraska

Main article: Culture of Nebraska

Museums in Nebraska
Religion in Nebraska
- Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska
  Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska
  The Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Nebraska, except for two congregations which are in the Santee Mission of the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota. It is in Province VI. Its cathedral, Trinity...
Scouting in Nebraska
Scouting in Nebraska
Scouting in Nebraska has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Early history :The first Eagle Scout in Nebraska was Alva R. Fitch of Norfolk....
State symbols of Nebraska
- Flag of the State of Nebraska
- Great Seal of the State of Nebraska

Economy and infrastructure of Nebraska

Main article: Economy of Nebraska

Communications in Nebraska
Health care in Nebraska
- Hospitals in Nebraska
Transportation in Nebraska
- Airports in Nebraska

Education in Nebraska

Main article: Education in Nebraska

Schools in Nebraska
- School districts in Nebraska
  - High schools in Nebraska
- Colleges and universities in Nebraska
  - University of Nebraska

External links

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