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Population
  2000 2007
Population 1,711,263 1,774,571
State Rank 38 38
Median Age 35.3 36.1
Total 8 year-olds 25,296 23,488
Boys 12,833 12,006
Girls 12,463 11,482
Total 9 year-olds 25,616 22,947
Boys 13,056 11,639
Girls 12,560 11,308
Total 10 year-olds 26,191 23,232
Boys 13,519 11,801
Girls 12,672 11,431
Total 11 year-olds 25,129 23,504
Boys 12,994 11,983
Girls 12,135 11,521
Total 12 year-olds 25,438 24,139
Boys 13,002 12,451
Girls 12,436 11,688
 
How People Get to Work:
Drive Alone 80% 80%
Car Pool 11% 9%
Public Transportation 1% 1%

Geography
Capital Lincoln
Largest City Omaha
Second Largest City Lincoln
Persons per square mile 22

Business
  2000 2006
Dentist Offices 760 805
Amusement Parks 3 4
FastFood Restaurants 1,390 1,567
Toy Stores 70 74
Video/Disc Rental Stores 106 104
Zoos & Botanical Gardens 5 4
Candy & Nut Stores 28 14
Pet & Pet Supply Stores 44 47
Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Makers 1 2

Note: As is the case with all surveys, statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.

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History

  • Date of Statehood: March 31, 1867
  • Population 1870: 122,993
  • Population 1900: 1,066,300
  • Population 1950: 1,325,510

I never knew that! *

  • Nickname: Cornhusker State
  • Flower: Goldenrod
  • Tree: Cottonwood
  • Bird: Western Meadowlark
  • Fossil: Mammoth
  • Insect: Honey Bee
  • Grass: Little Bluestem

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Who told you this stuff?

The U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population every 10 years, and censuses of economic activity and governments every five years. And every year, the Census Bureau conducts more than 100 other surveys. Data on this page come from Population Estimates, the Census of Population and Housing, the American Community Survey, and County Business Patterns.

How are these data collected?

The U.S. Census Bureau sends questionnaires in the mail or contacts businesses and households to participate in its surveys.

* State symbol information was obtained from various non-Census Bureau resources including state web sites, educational web sites, and commercial entities.

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