Hooker County

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Hooker County Courthouse
Hooker County Courthouse
administration
US state : Nebraska
Administrative headquarters : Mullen
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
303 NW 1st Street
P.O. Box 184
Mullen, NE 69152-0184
Foundation : 1889
Area code : 001 308
Demographics
Residents : 736  (2010)
Population density : 0.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1869 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Hooker County within Nebraska
Website : www.co.hooker.ne.us

Hooker County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Mullen .

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Nebraska and covers an area of ​​1,869 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cherry County , Thomas County , McPherson County , Arthur County, and Grant County .

history

Hooker County was formed in 1889. It was named after General Joseph Hooker .

Three buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 11, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 426 -
1900 432 1.4%
1910 981 127.1%
1920 1378 40.5%
1930 1180 -14.4%
1940 1253 6.2%
1950 1061 -15.3%
1960 1130 6.5%
1970 939 -16.9%
1980 990 5.4%
1990 793 -19.9%
2000 783 -1.3%
2010 736 -6%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Hooker County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Dismal River
Nebraska Sandhills

Hooker County's population was 783 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 26 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 335 households and 220 families. The population density was 0.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.7 percent white, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were from two or more variations. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

Of the 335 households, 26.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.3 percent were married couples living together, 3.9 percent were single mothers, 34.3 percent were non-families, 33.1 percent were single households and 19.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.0 percent of residents under the age of 18, 4.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 21.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 26.9 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 84.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 27,868 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,114. Males had a median income of $ 25,234 versus $ 16,250 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,513. 4.9 percent of families and 6.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 5.3 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 13.1 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 835867. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 11, 2018.
  3. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012
  6. ^ Hooker County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Hooker County, Nebraska  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′  N , 101 ° 8 ′  W