Douglas County, Nebraska

Douglas County is a located in the  of. It is the state's most populous county, home to over one-fourth of Nebraska's residents. As of 2000, the population was 463,585. The census estimate placed the population at 492,003. Its is, the state's largest. It is one of five Nebraska counties in the eight-county.

In the Nebraska system, Douglas County was represented by the  1 (it had the largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in ). In, the state discontinued the 1922 system in Douglas, and  counties.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 880 (340 ). 857 km² (331 sq mi) of it is land and 22 km² (9 sq mi) of it (2.54%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * - (east)
 * - (south)
 * - (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 463,585 people, 182,194 households, and 115,146 families residing in the county. The was 541/km² (1,401/sq mi). There were 192,672 housing units at an average density of 225/km² (582/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.96%, 11.50% or , 0.61% , 1.71% , 0.05% , 3.40% from , and 1.76% from two or more races. 6.67% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 182,194 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.50% were 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.

In the county the population was spread out with 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 for the county was $22,879. About 6.70% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the, including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Douglas County is governed by a board of seven county commissioners, elected to four year terms. County courthouse positions are also elected on a basis. Most of the county's offices are located at the.

History
Douglas County was established in 1855. It was named after (1813-1861).

Cities and villages

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Census Divisions
Douglas County is divided into the following divisions, which, except for the City of Omaha, are called precincts.
 * Benson
 * Chicago
 * Douglas
 * Elkhorn
 * Florence
 * Jefferson
 * McArdle
 * Millard
 * Platte Valley
 * Union
 * Waterloo
 * Waterloo