Red Willow County

administration
Red Willow County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 90000966
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	McCook
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 502 Norris Avenue Mccook, NE 69001-2006
Foundation :	1873
Area code :	001 308
Demographics
Residents :	11,055 (2010)
Population density :	6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1860 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.co.red-willow.ne.us

Red Willow County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is McCook . The city was home to three Nebraska governors: Earl Benjamin Nelson , Ralph Brooks, and Frank Morrison .

geography

The county is located in southern Nebraska, borders the state of Kansas, and has an area of 1,860 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. In Nebraska, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Furnas County , Hitchcock County, and Frontier County .

history

Red Willow County was formed in 1873. It was named after the Red Willow Creek .

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the George W. Norris House . Eight 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%
1880	3044	-
1890	8837	190.3%
1900	9604	8.7%
1910	11,056	15.1%
1920	11,434	3.4%
1930	13,859	21.2%
1940	11,951	-13.8%
1950	12,977	8.6%
1960	12,940	-0.3%
1970	12.191	-5.8%
1980	12,615	3.5%
1990	11,705	-7.2%
2000	11,448	-2.2%
2010	11,055	-3.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Red Willow County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

McCook Public-Carnegie Library , listed on the NRHP

McCook YMCA , listed on the NRHP

George W. Norris House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Red Willow County's population was 11,448. Of these, 262 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 4,710 households and 3,188 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.55 percent white, 0.16 percent African American, 0.38 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.93 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.80 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45 percent of the population.

Of the 4,710 households, 30.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.5 percent were married couples living together, 7.2 percent were single mothers, 32.3 percent were non-families, 28.6 percent were single households and 13.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.9 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 19.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 91.3 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,293 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,279. Males had a median income of $ 27,768 versus $ 18,768 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,303. 7.6 percent of families and 9.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line. 11.4 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.6 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: 835894. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Nebraska . National Park Service , accessed February 12, 2018.
↑ 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) Retrieved April 13, 2012
Jump up ↑ Red Willow County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

40.18 -100.48Coordinates: 40 ° 11 ′ N , 100 ° 29 ′ W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 835894. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Nebraska . National Park Service , accessed February 12, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 12, 2018.

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

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

[7] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) Retrieved April 13, 2012

[8] Jump up ↑ Red Willow County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .