Keith County

administration
Keith County Courthouse
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Ogallala
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 511 N Spruce P.O. Box 149 Ogallala, NE 69153-0149
Foundation :	1873
Area code :	001 308
Demographics
Residents :	8368 (2010)
Population density :	3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2874 km²
Water surface :	126 km²
map

Website : www.co.keith.ne.us

Keith County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Ogallala , named after the Oglala people .

geography

The county is located in west-central Nebraska, bordering the extreme northeast corner of Colorado in the southwest and has an area of 2,874 square kilometers, of which 126 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Arthur County , McPherson County , Lincoln County , Perkins County , Deuel County, and Garden County .

history

Keith County was formed in 1873. It was named after Morrill C. Keith , the grandfather of Governor Keith Neville .

Eleven structures 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%
1880	194	-
1890	2556	1,217.5%
1900	1951	-23.7%
1910	3692	89.2%
1920	5294	43.4%
1930	6721	27%
1940	8333	24%
1950	7449	-10.6%
1960	7958	6.8%
1970	8487	6.6%
1980	9364	10.3%
1990	8584	-8.3%
2000	8875	3.4%
2010	8368	-5.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Keith County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Leonidas A. Brandhoefer Mansion , listed in the NRHP

Dr. Burdette and Myrna Gainsforth House , listed on the NRHP

Roscoe State Aid Bridge , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Keith County had 8,875 people in 3,707 households and 2,535 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.75 percent white, 0.08 percent African American, 0.71 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian and 1.49 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.80 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.23 percent of the population.

Of the 3,707 households, 30.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.6 percent were married couples living together, 7.0 percent were single mothers, 31.6 percent were non-families, 27.9 percent were single households and 13.5 percent had people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.3 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 18.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,325 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,118. Males had a median income of $ 26,523 versus $ 19,024 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,421. 6.6 percent of families and 9.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 13.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.2 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 835872. 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) Retrieved April 13, 2012
^ Keith County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

41.2 -101.66Coordinates: 41 ° 12 ′ N , 101 ° 40 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 835872. 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) Retrieved April 13, 2012

[6] Keith County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .