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Background • Federal Census Summary • State Map with County Boundaries • Counties • Links to State Resources Background
Nebraska was acquired as part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and became part of Louisiana (later Missouri) Territory. It was established as a territory in 1854, including extensive areas northwest and west of the present State; it underwent various reductions in area in 1861 and 1863. Nebraska was admitted as a State on March 1, 1867, with nearly its present boundaries. Its last significant boundary change was the transfer of an area from Dakota Territory in 1882.
| Capital: Lincoln | Total Area: 77,421 sq mi | ||
| Latitude: 40°N to 43°N | Longitude: 95°25'W to 104°W | ||
| Last Significant Boundary Change: 1890 | |||
Census coverage of Nebraska began in 1860 in the eastern part of the present State. The 1860 census of Nebraska Territory also included scattered forts and settlements in present-day Wyoming and the Dakotas west
| 1790: --- | 1800: --- | 1810: --- | 1820: --- |
| 1830: --- | 1840: --- | 1850: --- | 1860: 28,841 |
| 1870: 122,993 | 1880: 452,402 | 1890: 1,062,656 | 1900: 1,066,300 |
| 1910: 1,192,214 | 1920: 1,296,372 | 1930: 1,377,963 | 1940: 1,315,834 |
| 1950: 1,325,510 | 1960: 1,411,330 | 1970: 1,483,493 | 1980: 1,569,825 |
| 1990: 1,578,385 | 2000: 1,711,263 |