Blaine County, Nebraska
Encyclopedia
History
Blaine County was formed in 1885. It was named after presidential candidate James G. BlaineJames G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
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Demographics
| Blaine County Population by decade |
1890 - 1,146 1900 - 603 1910 - 1,672 1920 - 1,778 1930 - 1,584 1940 - 1,538 1950 - 1,203 1960 - 1,016 1970 - 847 1980 - 867 1990 - 675 2000 - 583 |
As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 583 people, 238 households, and 168 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 1 people per square mile (0.32/km²). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.97% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.51% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.17% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 45.1% were of German
Germans
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, 12.2% English
English people
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, 10.2% Irish
Irish people
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and 8.4% American
United States
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ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 238 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.00% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 2.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 3.90% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,278, and the median income for a family was $28,472. Males had a median income of $17,917 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $12,323. About 18.70% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.
Religion
More than 25% of the residents of Blaine County belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. No other county in the state — or anywhere else so far east in the country — has more than 25% membership. This however may actually reflect an oddity in the system used to come to these numbers more than it does reality. Every adjacent county is in the category "none reported" and the method used to get the numbers involved seems to be built around taking the membership numbers of all wards and branches in the county and assigning all those people to the county. This method does not work when a ward or branch covers multiple counties.Villages
- BrewsterBrewster, NebraskaBrewster is a village in Blaine County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 29 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Blaine County.-Geography:Brewster is located at ....
- DunningDunning, NebraskaDunning is a village in Blaine County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 109 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dunning is located at ....
- HalseyHalsey, NebraskaHalsey is a village in Blaine and Thomas Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 59 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Halsey is located at , mostly in Thomas County....
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