Sherman County, Nebraska

administration
Sherman County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002225
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Loup City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 630 O Street P.O. Box 456 Loup City, NE 68853-0456
Foundation :	1871
Area code :	001 308
Demographics
Residents :	3152 (2010)
Population density :	2.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1481 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map

Website : www.co.sherman.ne.us

Sherman County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Loup City , which was named after the Loup River .

geography

The county is located a little southeast of the geographic center of Nebraska and has an area of 1,481 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Howard County , Buffalo County , Custer County , Valley County, and Greeley County .

history

Sherman County was formed on 1871. It was named after General William Tecumseh Sherman .

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	2061	-
1890	6399	210.5%
1900	6550	2.4%
1910	8278	26.4%
1920	8877	7.2%
1930	9122	2.8%
1940	7764	-14.9%
1950	6421	-17.3%
1960	5382	-16.2%
1970	4725	-12.2%
1980	4226	-10.6%
1990	3718	-12%
2000	3318	-10.8%
2010	3152	-5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Sherman County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Frederick Hotel , listed on the NRHP

Loup City Township Carnegie Library , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , there were 3,318 people in Sherman County. 55 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 1,394 households and 935 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.5 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

Of the 1,394 households, 27.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.2 percent were married couples living together, 5.7 percent were single mothers, 32.9 percent were non-families, 30.4 percent were single households, and 16.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.5 percent of residents under the age of 18, 4.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 23.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.5 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 28,646 , and the median income for a family was $ 34,821. Males had a median income of $ 23,065 versus $ 17,269 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,064. 8.0 percent of families and 12.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 19.4 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 12.8 percent of senior citizens aged 65 and over.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 835903. 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
↑ Sherman County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

41.22 -98.97Coordinates: 41 ° 13 ′ N , 98 ° 58 ′ W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 835903. 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] Sherman County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .