Hitchcock County, Nebraska

Infobox U.S. County
county = Hitchcock County
state = Nebraska
founded = 1873
seat wl = Trenton
largest city wl = Culbertson
area_total_sq_mi =719
area_land_sq_mi =710
area_water_sq_mi =9
area percentage = 1.19%
census yr = 2000
pop = 3111
density_km2 =2
web = www.co.hitchcock.ne.us/
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Hitchcock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 3,111. Its county seat is Trenton GR|6.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Hitchcock County is represented by the prefix 67 (it had the sixty-seventh-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 719 square miles (1,861 km²), of which, 710 square miles (1,839 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (22 km²) of it (1.19%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Red Willow County, Nebraska - (East)
* Rawlins County, Kansas - (South)
* Dundy County, Nebraska - (West)
* Hayes County, Nebraska - (North)
* Frontier County, Nebraska - (Northeast)

History

Hitchcock County was formed in 1873. It was named after the US Senator Phineas Warren Hitchcock. [ [http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/hitchcock.htm] Retrieved on March 14, 2008.]

Demographics

As of the census GR|2 of 2000, there were 3,111 people, 1,287 households, and 899 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.36% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,287 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 22.60% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 22.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,287, and the median income for a family was $34,490. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $18,879 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,804. About 10.90% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Villages

* Culbertson
* Palisade (partial)
* Stratton
* Trenton

References