Grant County, Nebraska

Grant County, Nebraska
Grant County Courthouse in Hyannis, Nebraska
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 31, 1887
Named for	Ulysses S. Grant
Seat	Hyannis
Largest city	Hyannis
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	783 sq mi (2,029 km²) 776 sq mi (2,010 km²) 7 sq mi (18 km²), 0.89%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	747 1/sq mi (0/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6

Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population was 747. Its county seat is Hyannis^[1].

In the Nebraska license plate system, Grant County is represented by the prefix 92 (it had the ninety-second-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 783 square miles (2,028.0 km²), of which 776 square miles (2,009.8 km²) is land and 7 square miles (18.1 km²) (0.89%) is water.

Major highways

• Nebraska Highway 2
• Nebraska Highway 61

Adjacent counties

• Cherry County, Nebraska - (north)
• Hooker County, Nebraska - (east)
• Arthur County, Nebraska - (south)
• Garden County, Nebraska - (west)
• Sheridan County, Nebraska - (northwest)

Demographics

Grant County Population by decade

1870 - 484 1890 - 458 1900 - 763 1910 - 1,097 1920 - 1,486 1930 - 1,427 1940 - 1,327 1950 - 1,057 1960 - 1,009 1970 - 1,019 1980 - 877 1990 - 769 2000 - 747

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 747 people, 292 households, and 226 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.95 people per square mile (0.37/km²). There were 449 housing units at an average density of 0.57 per square mile (0.22/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.80% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.80% from other races. 1.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 292 households out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.50% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 5.20% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 27.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 114.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,821, and the median income for a family was $37,011. Males had a median income of $26,319 versus $14,417 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,815. About 8.20% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.70% of those under age 18 and 0.00% of those age 65 or over.

Localities

Village

• Hyannis

Other places

• Ashby
• Whitman

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, Nebraska

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 41°55′N 101°44′W / 41.92°N 101.74°W / 41.92; -101.74