Keya Paha County, Nebraska
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Demographics
| Keya Paha County Population by decade |
1890 - 3,920 1900 - 3,076 1910 - 3,452 1920 - 3,594 1930 - 3,203 1940 - 3,235 1950 - 2,160 1960 - 1,672 1970 - 1,340 1980 - 1,301 1990 - 1,029 2000 - 983 2010 - 824 |
As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 983 people, 409 households, and 292 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 1 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 548 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.39% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.20% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.41% from two or more races. 3.87% 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. 46.7% were of German
Germans
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, 10.6% English
English people
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, 9.8% American
United States
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, 7.0% Irish
Irish people
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and 6.0% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 409 households out of which 24.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 26.20% 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 2.40 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $24,911, and the median income for a family was $28,287. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $19,107 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $11,860. About 22.40% of families and 26.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.30% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Keya Paha County is the most Republican of all the counties in Nebraska, with 82.7% of its 707 registered voters registered as Republicans. The last Democratic Presidential candidate to win the county was Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson
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in 1916. and Ben Nelson
Ben Nelson
Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson is the senior U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000....
, in 1994, was the last Democratic gubernatorial candidate to carry the county.
Villages and unincorporated community
- BurtonBurton, NebraskaBurton is a village in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 11 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Burton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land....
- MillsMills, NebraskaMills is an unincorporated community in northeastern Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads northeast of the village of Springview, the county seat of Keya Paha County. Its elevation is 1,919 feet...
- SpringviewSpringview, NebraskaSpringview is a village in, and the county seat of, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Springview is located at ....
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Keya Paha County, Nebraska