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Nebraska ( nə-BRASS -kə ) is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States . It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River ; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. Nebraska is the 16th largest state by land area , with just over 77,220 square miles (200,000 km2 ). With a population of over 1.9 million, it is the 37th most populous state and the 7th least densely populated . Its capital is Lincoln , and its most populous city is Omaha , which is on the Missouri River . Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War . The Nebraska Legislature is unlike any other American legislature in that it is unicameral , and its members are elected without any official reference to political party affiliation .
Nebraska is composed of two major land regions: the Dissected Till Plains and the Great Plains . The Dissected Till Plains region consists of gently rolling hills and contains the state's largest cities, Omaha and Lincoln. The Great Plains region, occupying most of western Nebraska, is characterized by treeless prairie . Eastern Nebraska has a humid continental climate while western Nebraska is primarily semi-arid . The state has wide variations between winter and summer temperatures; the variations decrease in southern Nebraska. Violent thunderstorms and tornadoes occur primarily during spring and summer, and sometimes in autumn. Chinook wind tends to warm the state significantly in the winter and early spring.
Indigenous peoples, including Omaha , Missouria , Ponca , Pawnee , Otoe , and various branches of the Lakota (Sioux ) tribes, lived in the region for thousands of years before European discovery and exploration . The state is crossed by many historic trails, including that of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad through Nebraska and passage of the Homestead Acts led to rapid growth in the population of American settlers in the 1870s and 1880s and the development of a large agriculture sector for which the state is known to this day. (Full article... )
The William R. Dowse House , more commonly known as the Dowse Sod House , is a sod house in Custer County in the central portion of the state of Nebraska , in the Great Plains region of the United States. It was built in 1900 and occupied until 1959. After a long period of neglect, it was restored beginning in about 1981, and opened as a museum in 1982.
The house is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places , as "an excellent example of the sod house phenomenon", and as one of the few surviving sod houses in Nebraska. (
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William A. Paxton (January 26, 1837 – July 18, 1907) was an American
pioneer businessman and politician in
Omaha, Nebraska . His life as a rancher and cattleman early in his life, as well as early work with the
Union Pacific Railroad was highly regarded among his contemporaries; his success as a businessman later in his life led him to great wealth. His leadership is seen as an essential factor in Omaha becoming a prominent
stockyards and
meatpacking center. He is frequently referred to as "the
real founder of
South Omaha ." (
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The following are images from various Nebraska-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 Köppen climate types of Nebraska, using 1991-2020
climate normals (from
Nebraska )
Image 2 Population density in Nebraska (from
Nebraska )
Image 3 "Crow Dog", a
Brulé Native American in 1898. (from
History of Nebraska )
Image 4 Nebraska in 1718,
Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate area of the future state highlighted (from
Nebraska )
Image 5 Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from
Nebraska )
Image 6 Football game at the University of Nebraska on September
6, 2008 (from
Nebraska )
Image 8 A land offer from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 1872 (from
History of Nebraska )
Image 9 Köppen climate types of Nebraska, using 1991-2020
climate normals (from
Nebraska )
Image 10 Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1866 (from
History of Nebraska )
Image 14 A map of Nebraska (from
Nebraska )
Image 15 Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from
Nebraska )
Image 16 Map of counties in Nebraska by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Native American 60–70%
(from
Nebraska )
Image 17 Nebraska in 1718,
Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate area of the future state highlighted (from
Nebraska )
Image 18 Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1888
(from
Nebraska )
Image 19 A map of Nebraska (from
Nebraska )
Image 20 Wagon train headed to California (from
History of Nebraska )
Image 21 1859 map of route from Sioux City, Iowa, through Nebraska, to gold fields of Wyoming, partially following old Mormon trails. (from
History of Nebraska )
Image 22 A
cropduster in agrarian Nebraska, far west of Omaha (from
Nebraska )
Image 23 Ethnic origins in Nebraska (from
Nebraska )
Image 25 Ethnic origins in Nebraska (from
Nebraska )
Image 27 Map of counties in Nebraska by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Native American 60–70%
(from
Nebraska )
Image 28 Nebraska grain bins and elevator (from
Nebraska )
Image 29 Nebraska grain bins and elevator (from
Nebraska )
Image 31 Omaha, Nebraska's largest city (from
Nebraska )
Image 32 Omaha, Nebraska's largest city (from
Nebraska )
Image 33 Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1888
(from
Nebraska )
Image 34 Football game at the University of Nebraska on September
6, 2008 (from
Nebraska )
Image 36 Population density in Nebraska (from
Nebraska )
Image 37 A
cropduster in agrarian Nebraska, far west of Omaha (from
Nebraska )
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County
1
Omaha
446,970
408,958
+9.29%
Douglas
2
Lincoln
280,364
258,379
+8.51%
Lancaster
3
Bellevue
53,505
50,137
+6.72%
Sarpy
4
Grand Island
51,517
48,520
+6.18%
Hall
5
Kearney
33,520
30,787
+8.88%
Buffalo
6
Fremont
26,519
26,397
+0.46%
Dodge
7
Hastings
24,991
24,907
+0.34%
Adams
8
North Platte
24,110
24,733
−2.52%
Lincoln
9
Norfolk
24,348
24,210
+0.57%
Madison
10
Columbus
22,851
22,111
+3.35%
Platte
11
Papillion
19,597
18,894
+3.72%
Sarpy
12
La Vista
17,143
15,758
+8.79%
Sarpy
13
Scottsbluff
14,883
15,039
−1.04%
Scotts Bluff
14
South Sioux City
13,120
13,353
−1.74%
Dakota
15
Beatrice
12,362
12,459
−0.78%
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