Keya Paha County, Nebraska

Infobox U.S. County
county = Keya Paha County
state = Nebraska
founded = 1884
seat wl = Springview
largest city wl = Springview
area_total_sq_mi =774
area_land_sq_mi =773
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.13%
census yr = 2000
pop = 983
density_km2 =0
web =
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Keya Paha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It was named for the Keya Paha River that runs through it, which in turn was named from two Lakota words, "keya" (turtle) and "paha" (hill or butte). Its county seat is Springview.GR|6

In the Nebraska license plate system, Keya Paha County is represented by the prefix 82 (it had the eighty-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 774 square miles (2,005 km²), of which, 773 square miles (2,003 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.11%) is water.GR|1

Adjacent counties

*Tripp County, South Dakota - north
*Gregory County, South Dakota - northeast
*Boyd County, Nebraska - east
*Holt County, Nebraska - southeast
*Rock County, Nebraska - south
*Brown County, Nebraska - south
*Cherry County, Nebraska - west
*Todd County, South Dakota - northwest

National protected area

* Niobrara National Scenic River (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 983 people, 409 households, and 292 families residing in the county. The population density 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, 0.20% Native American, and 0.41% from two or more races. 3.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 46.7% were of German, 10.6% English, 9.8% American, 7.0% Irish 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 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 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.

Villages and unincorporated community

*Burton
*Mills
*Springview

References