Valley County, Nebraska

administration
Valley County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 89002235
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Ord
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 125 South 15th Ord, NE 68862-0000
Foundation :	1871
Area code :	001 308
Demographics
Residents :	4260 (2010)
Population density :	2.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1478 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map

Website : www.co.valley.ne.us

Valley County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Ord , which was named after General Edward Otho Cresap Ord .

geography

The county is located just east of the geographic center of Nebraska and has an area of 1,478 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Greeley County , Sherman County , Custer County, and Garfield Counties .

history

Valley County was formed in 1871. It was named after the geological features of this area.

One place in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the Schultz Site archaeological site . Seven 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	2324	-
1890	7092	205.2%
1900	7339	3.5%
1910	9480	29.2%
1920	9823	3.6%
1930	9533	-3%
1940	8163	-14.4%
1950	7252	-11.2%
1960	6590	-9.1%
1970	5783	-12.2%
1980	5633	-2.6%
1990	5169	-8.2%
2000	4647	-10.1%
2010	4260	-8.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Valley County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Fort Hartsuff , listed on the NRHP

People's Unitarian Church , listed on the NRHP

Rad Slavin c sharp. 112 ZCBJ Hall , listed in the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Valley County's population was 4,647. 85 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 1,965 households and 1,298 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian, 0.1 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.4 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.6 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,965 households, 28.0 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 5.1 percent were single mothers, 33.9 percent were non-families, 31.0 percent were single households and 17.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.93 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.7 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 4.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 24.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 90.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 27,926 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,571. Males had a median income of $ 25,224 versus $ 17,217 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,996. 10.1 percent of families and 12.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 16.3 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.7 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 835909. 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
↑ Valley County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 835909. 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] Valley County, Nebraska - Datasheet showing the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov .