Hayes County, Nebraska

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Hayes County, Nebraska

Hayes County courthouse in Hayes Center
Map of Nebraska highlighting Hayes County
Location in the state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded February 19, 1884
Named for Rutherford B. Hayes
Seat Hayes Center
Largest village Hayes Center
Area
 • Total 713 sq mi (1,847 km2)
 • Land 713 sq mi (1,847 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.03%
Population
 • (2010) 967
 • Density 1.4/sq mi (1/km²)
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.hayescounty.ne.gov

Hayes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 967.[1] Its county seat is Hayes Center.[2] The county was created in 1877 and later organized in 1884.[3][4][5] It was named after President Rutherford B. Hayes.[6]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Hayes County is represented by the prefix 79 (it had the seventy-ninth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 713 square miles (1,850 km2), of which 713 square miles (1,850 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.03%) is water.[7]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1880119—
18903,9533,221.8%
19002,708−31.5%
19103,01111.2%
19203,32710.5%
19303,6038.3%
19402,958−17.9%
19502,404−18.7%
19601,919−20.2%
19701,530−20.3%
19801,356−11.4%
19901,222−9.9%
20001,068−12.6%
2010967−9.5%
Est. 2014933[8]−3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11]
1990-2000[12] 2010-2013[1]

As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 1,068 people, 430 households, and 312 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 526 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.19% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.28% Asian, 1.78% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 2.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 430 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.00% were married couples living together, 2.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 21.50% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $31,125. Males had a median income of $19,211 versus $16,806 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,099. About 14.60% of families and 18.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.20% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 72. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Hayes County, Nebraska" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. March 1, 1991. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hayes County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 153.
  7. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Coordinates: 40°32′N 101°04′W / 40.53°N 101.06°W / 40.53; -101.06

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