Perkins County, Nebraska

administration
Perkins County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 90000969
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Grant
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 200 Lincoln Avenue P.O. Box 156 Grant, NE 69140-0156
Foundation :	1887
Area code :	001 308
Demographics
Residents :	2970 (2010)
Population density :	1.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2290 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Website : www.co.perkins.ne.us

Perkins County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Grant , named after President Ulysses S. Grant .

geography

The county is located in southwest Nebraska, borders Colorado to the east and has an area of 2,290 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Lincoln County , Hayes County , Chase County, and Keith Counties .

history

Perkins County was formed in 1887. It was named after Charles E. Perkins , a railroad president.

The county's area was crossed by herds of cattle in the 19th century from south ( Kansas ) to north (Dakota); Former black slaves often worked as cowboys. With the advancement of the settlers from the east, the routes had to be gradually relocated towards the west of the county and later abandoned entirely. The section through Perkins County was the toughest for the herds due to the drought in the country.

Three buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 12, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	4364	-
1900	1702	-61%
1910	2570	51%
1920	3967	54.4%
1930	5834	47.1%
1940	5197	-10.9%
1950	4809	-7.5%
1960	4189	-12.9%
1970	3423	-18.3%
1980	3637	6.3%
1990	3367	-7.4%
2000	3200	-5%
2010	2970	-7.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Perkins County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Grant City Park , listed on the NRHP

Grant Commercial Historic District , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Perkins County had 3,200 people in 1,275 households and 893 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.69 percent white, 0.03 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian and 1.34 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.44 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.31 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,275 households, 32.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 62.9 percent were married couples living together, 4.6 percent were single mothers, 29.9 percent were non-families, 27.5 percent were single households and 15.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 6.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 19.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,205 , and the median income for a family is $ 42,112. Males had a median income of $ 28,438 versus $ 19,881 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,830. 9.5 percent of families and 13.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 20.1 percent were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 8.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 835889. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 12, 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 from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved April 13, 2012
↑ Perkins County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

40.84 -101.66Coordinates: 40 ° 50 ′ N , 101 ° 40 ′ W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 835889. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 12, 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 from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved April 13, 2012

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