Greeley County, Nebraska

administration
Greeley County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002228
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Greeley
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse Courthouse Square P.O. Box 287 Greeley, NE 68842-0287
Foundation :	1871
Area code :	001 308
Demographics
Residents :	2538 (2010)
Population density :	1.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1478 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
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Greeley County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Greeley .

geography

The county is east of the geographic center of Nebraska and has an area of 1,478 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Wheeler County , Boone County , Nance County , Howard County , Sherman County, and Valley Counties .

history

Greeley County was formed in 1871. It was named after Horace Greeley , an early publicist.

Six buildings in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 11, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	1461	-
1890	4869	233.3%
1900	5691	16.9%
1910	8047	41.4%
1920	8685	7.9%
1930	8442	-2.8%
1940	6845	-18.9%
1950	5575	-18.6%
1960	4595	-17.6%
1970	4000	-12.9%
1980	3462	-13.5%
1990	3006	-13.2%
2000	2714	-9.7%
2010	2538	-6.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Greeley County (as of 2000)

First Presbyterian Church , listed on the NRHP

Scotia Chalk Building , listed on the NRHP

St. Michael's Catholic Church Complex , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Greeley County's population was 2,714. Of these, 62 lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 1,077 households and 734 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.

Of the 1,077 households, 29.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.0 percent were married couples living together, 6.4 percent were single mothers, 31.8 percent were non-families, 30.5 percent were single households, and 18.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.08.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.9 percent of residents under the age of 18, 5.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 21.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 23.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.2 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 28,375 , and the median income for a family was $ 34,159. Males had a median income of $ 22,036 versus $ 17,056 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,731. 11.9 percent of families and 14.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 22.1 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.5 percent of residents aged 65 and over.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 835860. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 11, 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) ( Memento of July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012
^ Greeley County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Greeley County, Nebraska - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

41.56 -98.52Coordinates: 41 ° 34 ′ N , 98 ° 31 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 835860. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 11, 2018.

[4] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[6] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012

[7] Greeley County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .