Loup County, Nebraska

Infobox U.S. County
county = Loup County
state = Nebraska
founded = "Information needed"
seat wl = Taylor
largest city wl = Taylor
area_total_sq_mi =571
area_land_sq_mi =570
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.13%
census yr = 2000
pop = 712
density_km2 =0
web =
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Loup County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 712. Its county seat is TaylorGR|6.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Loup County is represented by the prefix 88 (it had the eighty-eighth-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 571 square miles (1,479 km²), of which, 570 square miles (1,476 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.23%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Holt County, Nebraska - (Northeast)
*Garfield County, Nebraska - (East)
*Custer County, Nebraska - (South)
*Blaine County, Nebraska - (West)
*Brown County, Nebraska - (Northwest)
*Rock County, Nebraska - (North)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 712 people, 289 households, and 206 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.88% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 289 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were married couples living together, 4.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 4.50% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 108.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $27,788. Males had a median income of $20,515 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,427. About 14.20% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 11.60% of those age 65 or over.

Localities

Village

*Taylor

Other place

*Almeria

References