Deuel County, Nebraska

Deuel County, Nebraska
Deuel County Courthouse in Chappell, Nebraska
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1889
Seat	Chappell
Largest city	Chappell
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	441 sq mi (1,142 km²) 440 sq mi (1,140 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.20%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	1,941 5/sq mi (2/km²)
Website	www.co.deuel.ne.us

Deuel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2010 the population was 1,941.^[1] Its county seat is Chappell.^[2]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Deuel County is represented by the prefix 78 (it had the seventy-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 441 square miles (1,142.2 km²), of which 440 square miles (1,139.6 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.20%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

• Interstate 76
• Interstate 80
• U.S. Highway 30
• U.S. Highway 138
• U.S. Highway 385
• Nebraska Highway 27

Adjacent counties

• Garden County, Nebraska - north
• Keith County, Nebraska - east
• Perkins County, Nebraska - southeast
• Sedgwick County, Colorado - south
• Cheyenne County, Nebraska - west

History

Deuel County was formed in 1889. It was named after Harry Porter Deuel, an early pioneer in this area.

Demographics

Deuel County Population by decade

1890 - 2,893 1900 - 2,630 1910 - 1,786 1920 - 3,282 1930 - 3,992 1940 - 3,580 1950 - 3,330 1960 - 3,125 1970 - 2,717 1980 - 2,462 1990 - 2,237 2000 - 2,098 2010 - 1,941

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 2,098 people, 908 households, and 601 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.33% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 1.14% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.3% were of German, 10.7% Irish, 10.2% English, 10.0% Swedish and 9.5% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 908 households out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 31.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 4.90% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 22.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,981, and the median income for a family was $41,550. Males had a median income of $26,020 versus $19,479 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,891. About 5.30% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Deuel County Sheriff is Adam J. Hayward.^[5]

City and village

• Big Springs
• Chappell

See also

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

References

1. ^ http://www.omaha.com/article/20110301/NEWS01/110309991/0
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
5. ^ "Deuel County Sheriff". Deuel County Government Online. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

Coordinates: 41°07′N 102°20′W / 41.11°N 102.33°W / 41.11; -102.33