Box Butte County

Box Butte County, Nebraska

PO Box 678
Alliance, NE 69301
Phone: (308) 762-6565
Fax: (308) 762-2867
www.co.box-butte.ne.us

In northwestern NE, northeast of Scottsbluff; organized Nov 2, 1886 from Dawes County. Name Origin: Descriptive of the rectangular-shaped butte near Alliance

Area (sq mi):: 1077.84 (land 1075.29; water 2.54) Population per square mile: 10.60
Population 2005: 11,374 State rank: 23 Population change: 2000-20005 -6.40%; 1990-2000 -7.40% Population 2000: 12,158 (White 87.70%; Black or African American 0.40%; Hispanic or Latino 7.60%; Asian 0.50%; Other 8.30%). Foreign born: 3.10%. Median age: 38.20
Income 2000: per capita $18,407; median household $39,366; Population below poverty level: 10.70% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $25,195-$26,905
Unemployment (2004): 4.00% Unemployment change (from 2000): -0.40% Median travel time to work: 14.50 minutes Working outside county of residence: 3.00%
Cities with population over 10,000: None
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