Scottsbluff, Nebraska

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The 2000 Census showed that Scottsbluff had a population of 14,732 people^<1>. This represents 0.86% of the total population of Nebraska, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
9	Norfolk	E	320 mi [514 km]	22,940	2.45% decrease
10	Columbus	E	326 mi [524 km]	21,595	2.98% increase
11	Papillion	E	396 mi [637 km]	23,739	45.08% increase
-12-	Scottsbluff			14,785	0.36% increase
13	Beatrice	E	376 mi [605 km]	12,769	2.18% increase
14	South Sioux City	E	373 mi [600 km]	11,936	0.09% increase
15	La Vista	E	396 mi [637 km]	16,643	42.26% increase

Scottsbluff had 6,559 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Scottsbluff has an area^<4> of 5.88 square miles [15.23 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Scottsbluff had a 2000 population density of 2,504 people per square mile [967 people/km²], making it the state's 21st most densely populated area.

Scotts Bluff County

The city of Scottsbluff is located in Scotts Bluff County.

The county had a population of 36,966 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 14,732 people, Scottsbluff contained 39.85% of the Scotts Bluff County total.

In addition, where the community of Scottsbluff has a population density of 2,504 people per square mile [967 people/km²], Scotts Bluff County averages 50 people per square mile [19.31 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Scotts Bluff County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Scottsbluff and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Scottsbluff. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Scottsbluff.

A Census Quickfact is available for Scotts Bluff County (QF-31157).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Scotts Bluff County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Sioux	QF-31165	N	1,287	12.45% decrease
	Box Butte	QF-31013	NE	11,043	8.83% decrease
	Morrill	QF-31123	E	4,989	8.24% decrease
	Banner	QF-31007	S	735	10.69% decrease
	Goshen (WY)	QF-56015	NW	12,072	3.76% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Scottsbluff:

Scottsbluff is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Scottsbluff.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Scottsbluff. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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