Nebraska

Population
	2000	2009
Population	1,711,263	1,796,619
State Rank	38	38
Median Age	35.3
Total 8 year-olds	25,296	24,696
Boys	12,833	12,589
Girls	12,463	12,107
Total 9 year-olds	25,616	23,585
Boys	13,056	12,154
Girls	12,560	11,431
Total 10 year-olds	26,191	23,629
Boys	13,519	12,090
Girls	12,672	11,539
Total 11 year-olds	25,129	23,040
Boys	12,994	11,708
Girls	12,135	11,332
Total 12 year-olds	25,438	23,326
Boys	13,002	11,873
Girls	12,436	11,453

How People Get to Work:
Drive Alone	80%	80%
Car Pool	11%	10%
Public Transportation	1%	1%

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

Business
	2000	2008
Dentist Offices	760	794
Amusement Parks	3	1
FastFood Restaurants	1,390	1,590
Toy Stores	70	77
Video/Disc Rental Stores	106	92
Zoos & Botanical Gardens	5	5
Candy & Nut Stores	28	11
Pet & Pet Supply Stores	44	44
Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Makers	1	1

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 1, 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.