1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 1  
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   050    Sheridan County

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     23,562
Urban population....................................................     13,900
    Percent of total population.....................................       59.0
Rural population....................................................      9,662
    Percent of total population.....................................       41.0
  Farm population...................................................      1,116
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
     Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school....................      6,329
Preprimary school...................................................        433
Elementary or high school...........................................      4,544
  Percent in private school.........................................        4.0
College.............................................................      1,352
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................     15,630
Less than 9th grade.................................................      1,128
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................      1,742
High school graduate................................................      5,260
Some college, no degree.............................................      3,596
Associates degree...................................................      1,147
Bachelor's degree...................................................      1,981
Graduate or professional degree.....................................        776
 
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       81.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       17.6
 
RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     22,111
Lived in same house.................................................     11,412
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................     10,632
  Same State........................................................      7,477
    Same county.....................................................      5,814
    Different county................................................      1,663
  Different State...................................................      3,155
Lived abroad........................................................         67
 
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................     14,176
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        264
  With a mobility limitation........................................        131
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        213
With a work disability..............................................      1,260
    In labor force..................................................        704
  Prevented from working............................................        464
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................      3,308
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        513
  With a mobility limitation........................................        417
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        293


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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        266
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,633
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      2,090
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      3,411
  65 years and over.................................................        934
 
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     23,215
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       48.1
Foreign-born population.............................................        347
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................         70
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     22,111
Speak a language other than English.................................        866
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        271
  Speak Spanish.....................................................        357
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        103
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................         22
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         20
 
ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     32,619
Arab................................................................          0
Austrian............................................................        147
Belgian.............................................................         34
Canadian............................................................         34
Czech...............................................................        337
Danish..............................................................        529
Dutch...............................................................        915
English.............................................................      5,163
Finnish.............................................................        260
French (except Basque)..............................................      1,202
French Canadian.....................................................        247
German..............................................................      9,092
Greek...............................................................         40
Hungarian...........................................................        158
Irish...............................................................      4,452
Italian.............................................................        664
Lithuanian..........................................................         55
Norwegian...........................................................      1,330
Polish..............................................................      1,454
Portuguese..........................................................          1
Romanian............................................................         41
Russian.............................................................        174
Scotch-Irish........................................................        954


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Scottish............................................................        720
Slovak..............................................................        123
Subsaharan African..................................................         16
Swedish.............................................................      1,095
Swiss...............................................................        202
Ukrainian...........................................................         19
United States or American...........................................        555
Welsh...............................................................        511
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................          0
Yugoslavian.........................................................         67
Other ancestries....................................................      2,028.