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Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2010, the population was 25,241. Its county seat is Plattsmouth. It is one of five Nebraska counties in the eight-county Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Cass County is represented by the prefix 20 (it had the twentieth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 566 square miles (1,465.9 km²), of which 559 square miles (1,447.8 km²) is land and 7 square miles (18.1 km²) (1.24%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 80
• U.S. Highway 6
• U.S. Highway 34
• U.S. Highway 75
• Nebraska Highway 1
• Nebraska Highway 43
• Nebraska Highway 50
• Nebraska Highway 63
• Nebraska Highway 66
• Nebraska Highway 67

Adjacent counties

• Sarpy County, Nebraska - north
• Mills County, Iowa - northeast
• Fremont County, Iowa - southeast
• Otoe County, Nebraska - south
• Lancaster County, Nebraska - west
• Saunders County, Nebraska - northwest

	Saunders County	Sarpy County	Mills County, Iowa
	Lancaster County
		Cass County, Nebraska
		Otoe County	Fremont County, Iowa

Other Geographical notes

Due to its proximity to Cass County, Iowa, and because both of those counties receive most of their broadcasts from Omaha, Nebraska, references to 'Cass County' must be frequently disambiguated, or result in confusion.

History

Cass County was formed in 1854. It was named after the General Lewis Cass.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 24,334 people, 9,161 households, and 6,806 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 10,179 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.89% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. 1.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.4% were of German, 9.6% American, 8.8% Irish and 7.9% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 9,161 households out of which 35.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.30% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 21.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,515, and the median income for a family was $52,196. Males had a median income of $36,639 versus $24,612 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,156. About 4.20% of families and 5.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.10% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Louisville
• Plattsmouth
• Weeping Water

Villages

• Alvo
• Avoca
• Cedar Creek
• Eagle
• Elmwood
• Greenwood
• Manley
• Murdock
• Murray
• Nehawka
• South Bend
• Union

Unincorporated communities

• Factoryville
• Rock Bluff

Census Divisions

Cass County is divided into the following divisions, called precincts, except for the cities of Plattsmouth and Weeping Water.

• Avoca
• Center
• East Rock Bluff
• Eight Mile Grove
• Elmwood
• Greenwood
• Liberty
• City of Louisville
• Mount Pleasant
• Nehawka
• City of Plattsmouth
• Plattsmouth
• Salt Creek
• South Bend
• Stove Creek
• Tipton
• City of Weeping Water
• Weeping Water
• West Rock Bluff.

See also

• Naomi Institute
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, Nebraska

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Nebraska, United States County seat: Plattsmouth Cities Louisville Plattsmouth Weeping Water Villages Alvo Avoca Cedar Creek Eagle Elmwood Greenwood Manley Murdock Murray Nehawka South Bend Union Ghost towns Factoryville Rock Bluff

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Coordinates: 40°55′N 96°08′W / 40.91°N 96.14°W / 40.91; -96.14