Thayer County

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Thayer County Courthouse in Hebron
Thayer County Courthouse in Hebron
administration
US state : Nebraska
Administrative headquarters : Hebron
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
225 N 4th Street
P. O. Box 208
Hebron, NE 68370-0208
Foundation : 1872
Area code : 001 402
Demographics
Residents : 5228  (2010)
Population density : 3.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1490 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Thayer County within Nebraska
Website : www.thayercounty.ne.gov

Thayer County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Hebron , named after the biblical city in Palestine.

geography

The county is located in southeastern Nebraska, borders the state of Kansas to the south and has an area of ​​1,490 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Jefferson County , Nuckolls County, and Fillmore County .

history

Thayer County was formed in 1872. It was named after the general and governor John Milton Thayer .

Two of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 12, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 6113 -
1890 12,738 108.4%
1900 14,325 12.5%
1910 14,775 3.1%
1920 13,976 -5.4%
1930 13,684 -2.1%
1940 12,262 -10.4%
1950 10,563 -13.9%
1960 9118 -13.7%
1970 7779 -14.7%
1980 7582 -2.5%
1990 6635 -12.5%
2000 6055 -8.7%
2010 5228 -13.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of Thayer County (as of 2000)
Richard E. Dill House , listed on the NRHP
US Post Office-Hebron , listed on the NRHP
Site No. JF00-072 , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Thayer County had 6,055 people in 2,541 households and 1,689 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.70 percent white, 0.02 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian and 0.33 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.56 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.01 percent of the population.

Of the 2,541 households, 27.7 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 58.8 percent were married couples living together, 5.0 percent were single mothers, 33.5 percent were non-families, 31.5 percent were single households, and 18.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.1 percent of residents under the age of 18, 4.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 24.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,740 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,346. Males had a median income of $ 26,964 versus $ 18,275 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,043. 7.6 percent of families and 10.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 14.8 percent were children or young people under the age of 18 and 11.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 835906. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 12, 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. ↑ Thayer County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 11 ′  N , 97 ° 35 ′  W