Kearney County

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Kearney County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 89002234 [1]
Kearney County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002234
administration
US state : Nebraska
Administrative headquarters : Minden
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
424 N Colorado
P.O. Box 339
Minden, NE 68959-0339
Foundation : 1860
Area code : 001 308
Demographics
Residents : 6489  (2010)
Population density : 4.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1337 km²
map
Map of Kearney County within Nebraska
Website : www.kearneycounty.ne.gov

Kearney County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Minden , which was named after German immigrants from Minden .

geography

The county is located in southern Nebraska, about 25 miles from the state of Kansas , and has an area of ​​1,337 square kilometers with no significant body of water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Buffalo County , Adams County , Webster County , Franklin County , Harlan County, and Phelps County .

history

Kearney County was formed in 1860. It was named after Fort Kearny , which in turn was named after Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny .

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 474 -
1870 58 -87.8%
1880 4072 6,920.7%
1890 9061 122.5%
1900 9866 8.9%
1910 9106 -7.7%
1920 8583 -5.7%
1930 8094 -5.7%
1940 6854 -15.3%
1950 6409 -6.5%
1960 6580 2.7%
1970 6707 1.9%
1980 7053 5.2%
1990 6629 -6%
2000 6882 3.8%
2010 6489 -5.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Kearney County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Eddie Eugene and Harriet Cotton Carpenter Farmstead , listed on the NRHP
WT Thorne Building , listed on the NRHP
US Post Office-Minden , listed in the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Kearney County had 6,882 people in 2,643 households and 1,902 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.82 percent white, 0.16 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.99 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.58 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.34 percent of the population.

Of the 2,643 households, 34.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 62.9 percent were married couples living together, 6.4 percent were single mothers, 28.0 percent were non-families, 24.3 percent were single households, and 10.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.8 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 6.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 16.7 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 94.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 39,247 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,877. Males had a median income of $ 29,987 versus $ 20,081 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,118. 5.5 percent of families and 8.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line . Of these, 10.0 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 835871. 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 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012
  7. ↑ Kearney County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 31 ′  N , 98 ° 57 ′  W