Cheyenne County, Nebraska
![]() The Cheyenne County Courthouse in Sidney |
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US state : | Nebraska |
Administrative headquarters : | Sidney |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 1000 10th Street P.O. Box 217 Sidney, NE 69162-0217 |
Foundation : | 1867 |
Made up from: | Indian country |
Area code : | 001 308 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 9998 (2010) |
Population density : | 3.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 3099 km² |
Water surface : | 0 km² |
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Website : www.co.cheyenne.ne.us |
The Cheyenne County is a county in the US state of Nebraska . The county seat is Sidney , named after Sidney Dillon , a railroad attorney.
geography
The county is located almost in the far west of Nebraska, borders Colorado in the south , is about 50 km from Wyoming in the west and has an area of 3,099 square kilometers with no significant water surface. It borders on the following counties:
Banner County | Morrill County | Garden County |
Kimball County |
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Deuel County |
Logan County, Colorado |
Sedgwick County, Colorado |
history
Cheyenne County was formed in 1867 on former Indian land. It was named after the Cheyenne people .
Twelve structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 10, 2018).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1870 | 190 | - | |
1880 | 1558 | 720% | |
1890 | 5693 | 265.4% | |
1900 | 5570 | -2.2% | |
1910 | 4551 | -18.3% | |
1920 | 8405 | 84.7% | |
1930 | 10.187 | 21.2% | |
1940 | 9505 | -6.7% | |
1950 | 12,081 | 27.1% | |
1960 | 14,828 | 22.7% | |
1970 | 10,778 | -27.3% | |
1980 | 10,057 | -6.7% | |
1990 | 9494 | -5.6% | |
2000 | 9830 | 3.5% | |
2010 | 9998 | 1.7% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990
2000 + 2010 |
As of the 2000 census , Cheyenne County's population was 9,830. 126 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 4,071 households and 2,686 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.34 percent white, 0.14 percent African American, 0.65 percent Native American, 0.40 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.46 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.98 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.46 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups.
Of the 4,071 households, 31.1 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.8 percent were married couples living together, 8.0 percent were single mothers, 34.0 percent were non-families, 30.1 percent were single households, and 13.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.3 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 17.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 96.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 92.2 men.
The median income for a household in the 33,438 USD , and the median income for a family was 41,024 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,000 versus $ 20,467 for women. The per capita income was $ 17,437. 8.2 percent of families and 10.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 11.8 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 7.4 percent of senior citizens aged 65 and over.
cities and communes
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 835838. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 10, 2018.
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) Retrieved April 13, 2012
- ↑ Cheyenne County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov
Web links
Coordinates: 41 ° 13 ′ N , 102 ° 59 ′ W