Word Origin and History for vocation Expand. n. early 15c., spiritual calling, from Latin vocationem (nominative vocatio), literally a calling, from vocatus called, past participle of vocare to call (see voice (n.)). Sense of one's occupation or profession is first attested 1550s.
Scotts Bluff County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,970. Its county seat is Gering, and its largest city is Scottsbluff. Scotts Bluff County is included in the Scottsbluff, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Scottsbluff, one of Nebraska's Big Twelve Towns, has the airport, hospital, and shopping mall and a population of 14,156. Gering, county seat for Scotts Bluff County, has the courthouse and offices and a population of 7,760. Each town has an industrial tract, parks, swimming pools, and schools.