Capital: Lincoln
Population: 1,711,263
Governor: Dave Heineman, (R, to January 2011)
Entered the Union: March 1, 1867 as the 37th state
Motto: Equality Before the Law
Nickname: Cornhusker State, Beef State, and The Tree Planter state
Flower: Goldenrod
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Song: Beautiful Nebraska
Sports Teams: None
Origin of Nam: From an Oto Indian word meaning flat water
Major Industries: Grain, Cattle, Hog, Meat-packing, Clothing, Farm Machinery, Chemicals, and Transportation Equipment
Historical Sites: Chimney Rock National Historic Site and the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
Points of Interest: Agate Fossil Beds in Homestead, Scotts Bluff National Monuments, the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, and the Lied Center for the Performing Arts in Lincoln
Bordering States: Nebraska borders Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota.
Source: State of Nebraska
Population, 2006 estimate: 1,768,331
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006: 3.3%
Population, 2000: 1,711,263
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006: 7.2%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006: 25.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006: 13.3%
Female persons, percent, 2006: 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a): 91.8%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a): 4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a): 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a): 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a): 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006: 1.2%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b): 7.4%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006: 84.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over: 54.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000: 4.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000: 7.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000: 23.7%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000: 250,534
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000: 18.0
Housing units, 2006: 774,843
Homeownership rate, 2000: 67.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000: 20.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000: $88,000
Households, 2000: 666,184
Persons per household, 2000: 2.49
Median household income, 2004: $42,166
Per capita money income, 1999: $19,613
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004: 10.0%
Source: U.S.Census Bureau
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
Total Gross Domestic Product by State: 72,242
Private industries: 62,166
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting: 3,380
Crop and animal production (Farms): 3,186
Forestry, fishing, and related activities: 194
Mining: 114
Oil and gas extraction: 16
Mining, except oil and gas: 86
Support activities for mining: 12
Utilities: 1,321
Construction: 3,195
Manufacturing: 8,344
Durable goods: 4,451
Wood product manufacturing: 116
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing: 224
Primary metal manufacturing: 178
Fabricated metal product manufacturing: 653
Machinery manufacturing: 1,147
Computer and electronic product manufacturing: 306
Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing: 258
Motor vehicle, body, trailer, and parts manufacturing: 316
Other transportation equipment manufacturing:155
Furniture and related product manufacturing: 242
Miscellaneous manufacturing: 857
Nondurable goods: 3,894
Food product manufacturing: 2,315
Textile and textile product mills: 27
Apparel manufacturing: 17
Paper manufacturing: 126
Printing and related support activities: 329
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing: 1
Chemical manufacturing: 734
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing: 343
Wholesale trade: 4,306
Retail trade: 4,621
Transportation and warehousing, excluding Postal Servic: 5,420
Air transportation: 38
Rail transportation: 2,632
Water transportation: 1
Truck transportation: 1,955
Transit and ground passenger transportation: 46
Pipeline transportation: 151
Other transportation and support activities: 437
Warehousing and storage: 160
Information: 2,413
Publishing including software: 435
Motion picture and sound recording industries: 28
Broadcasting and telecommunications: 1,082
Information and data processing services: 869
Finance and insurance: 7,177
Federal Reserve banks, credit intermediation and related services: 2,188
Securities, commodity contracts, investments: 412
Insurance carriers and related activities: 4,555
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles: 23
Real estate and rental and leasing: 6,574
Real estate: 6,254
Rental and leasing services and lessors of intangible assets: 320
Professional and technical services: 3,193
Legal services: 637
Computer systems design and related services: 746
Other professional, scientific and technical services: 1,810
Management of companies and enterprises: 1,150
Administrative and waste services: 1,733
Administrative and support services: 1,601
Waste management and remediation services: 132
Educational services: 575
Health care and social assistance: 5,188
Ambulatory health care services: 2,569
Hospitals and nursing and residential care facilities: 2,226
Social assistance: 394
Arts, entertainment, and recreation: 370
Performing arts, museums, and related activities: 126
Amusement, gambling, and recreation: 243
Accommodation and food services: 1,456
Accommodation: 296
Food services and drinking places: 1,160
Other services, except government: 1,633
Government: 10,076
Federal civilian: 1,750
Federal military: 1,038
State and local: 7,288
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Longitude: 95° 25'W to 104°W
Latitude: 40°N to 43°N
Length / Width: Nebraska is about 430 miles long and 210 miles wide.
Geographic Center: The geographic center of Nebraska is located in Custer County, 10 miles NW of Broken Bow.
Borders: Nebraska is bordered by South Dakota on the north and Colorado and Kansas on the south. On the east, Nebraska is bordered by Iowa and Missouri. On the west, Nebraska is bordered Colorado and Wyoming.
Total Area: Nebraska covers 77,358 square miles, making it the 16th largest of the 50 states.
Land Area: 76,878 square miles of Nebraska are land areas.
Water Area: 481 square miles of Nebraska are covered by water.
Highest Point: The highest point in Nebraska is Panorama Point, at 5,424 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in Nebraska is 840 feet above sea level at the Missouri River in southeastern Richardson County.
Mean Elevation: The Mean Elevation of the state of Nebraska is 2,600 feet above sea level.
Major Rivers: Missouri River, Niobrara River, Platte River (Official State River, 1998), Republican River
Major Lakes: Lewis and Clark Lake, Harlan County Lake, Lake C.W. McConaughty
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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