Deuel County, Nebraska
The Deuel County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002239 |
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US state : | Nebraska |
Administrative headquarters : | Chappell |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 718 3rd P.O. Box 327 Chappell, NE 69129-0327 |
Foundation : | 1889 |
Made up from: | Cheyenne County |
Area code : | 001 308 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 1941 (2010) |
Population density : | 1.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1142 km² |
Water surface : | 2 km² |
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Website : www.co.deuel.ne.us |
The Deuel County is a county in the US state of Nebraska . The county seat is Chappell , named after John Chappell , the president of a railroad company.
geography
The county is located in western Nebraska, borders Colorado to the south and has an area of 1,142 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Garden County | ||
Cheyenne County | Keith County | |
Sedgwick County, Colorado |
Perkins County |
history
Deuel County was formed in 1889 from former parts of Cheyenne County. It was named after Harry Porter Deuel (1836-1914), a railroad manager from Omaha.
Five buildings 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% | |
1890 | 2893 | - | |
1900 | 2630 | -9.1% | |
1910 | 1786 | -32.1% | |
1920 | 3282 | 83.8% | |
1930 | 3992 | 21.6% | |
1940 | 3580 | -10.3% | |
1950 | 3330 | -7% | |
1960 | 3125 | -6.2% | |
1970 | 2717 | -13.1% | |
1980 | 2462 | -9.4% | |
1990 | 2237 | -9.1% | |
2000 | 2098 | -6.2% | |
2010 | 1941 | -7.5% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990
2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , there were 1,941 people in 925 households in Deuel County. The population density was 1.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.14 people lived in each of the 925 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.9 percent of the population.
21.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 38,594 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,191. 12.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
cities and communes
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 835846. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 21, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved April 13, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Deuel County ( July 9, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved October 21, 2011
Web links
Coordinates: 41 ° 7 ′ N , 102 ° 20 ′ W