Seward County, Nebraska

administration
Seward County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002245
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Seward
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 529 Seward Street P.O. Box 190 Seward, NE 68434-0190
Foundation :	1867
Area code :	001 402
Demographics
Residents :	16,750 (2010)
Population density :	11.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1491 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Website : www.connectseward.org

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

geography

The county is located in southeastern Nebraska, about 50 miles to the south from Kansas , about 90 miles to the east from Iowa and Missouri , and covers an area of 1,491 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Butler County , Lancaster County , Saline County , Fillmore County , York County, and Polk Counties .

history

Seward County was formed in 1867. It was named after William H. Seward , a foreign secretary.

Nine structures 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%
1870	2953	-
1880	11,147	277.5%
1890	16,140	44.8%
1900	15,690	-2.8%
1910	15,895	1.3%
1920	15,867	-0.2%
1930	15,938	0.4%
1940	14,167	-11.1%
1950	13,155	-7.1%
1960	13,581	3.2%
1970	14,460	6.5%
1980	15,789	9.2%
1990	15,450	-2.1%
2000	16,496	6.8%
2010	16,750	1.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Seward County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

John and Philomena Sand Zimmerer House , listed on the NRHP

Harry T. Jones House , listed on the NRHP

John Cattle, Jr. House , listed on the NRHP

After the census in 2000 16 496 people lived in Seward County. Of these, 1,291 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 6,013 households and 4,215 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.05 percent white, 0.28 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.40 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.72 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.09 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,013 households, 32.8 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 61.5 percent were married couples living together, 5.6 percent were single mothers, 29.9 percent were non-families, 24.9 percent were single households and 12.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.7 percent of residents under the age of 18, 14.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 21.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 102.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 42,700 USD , and the median income for a family was 51,813 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,218 versus $ 22,329 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,379. 4.1 percent of families and 7.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. These included 6.2 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.8 percent of 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: 835901. 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) Retrieved April 13, 2012
↑ Seward County, Nebraska - Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

40.87 -97.14Coordinates: 40 ° 52 ′ N , 97 ° 8 ′ W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 835901. 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) Retrieved April 13, 2012

[7] Seward County, Nebraska - Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .