Blaine County, Nebraska

Blaine County, Nebraska

Blaine County Courthouse in Brewster
Map of Nebraska highlighting Blaine County
Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded 1886
Named for James G. Blaine
Seat Brewster
Largest village Dunning
Area
 • Total 714 sq mi (1,849 km2)
 • Land 711 sq mi (1,841 km2)
 • Water 3.6 sq mi (9 km2), 0.5%
Population
 • (2010) 478
 • Density 0.7/sq mi (0/km²)
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.blainecounty.ne.gov

Blaine County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 478,[1] making it Nebraska's second-least populous county and the sixth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Brewster.[2] The county was formed in 1885[3] and organized in 1886.[4] It is named after presidential candidate James G. Blaine.[5]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Blaine County is represented by the prefix 86 (it had the eighty-sixth-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 an area of 715 square miles (1,850 km2), of which 711 square miles (1,840 km2) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) (0.5%) is water.[6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18901,146—
1900603−47.4%
19101,672177.3%
19201,7786.3%
19301,584−10.9%
19401,538−2.9%
19501,203−21.8%
19601,016−15.5%
1970847−16.6%
19808672.4%
1990675−22.1%
2000583−13.6%
2010478−18.0%
Est. 2015487[7]1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2013[1]

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 583 people, 238 households, and 168 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 person per square mile (0.32/km²). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.97% White, 0.51% Native American, and 0.51% from two or more races; 0.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.1% were of German, 12.2% English, 10.2% Irish and 8.4% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 238 households, of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.00% were married couples living together, 2.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.90% 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 2.45 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 3.90% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,278, and the median income for a family was $28,472. Males had a median income of $17,917 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,323. About 18.70% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

More than 25% of the residents of Blaine County belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. No other county in the state — or anywhere else so far east in the country — has more than 25% membership.[13] This however may actually reflect an oddity in the system used to come to these numbers more than it does reality. Every adjacent county is in the category "none reported" and the method used to get the numbers involved seems to be built around taking the membership numbers of all wards and branches in the county and assigning all those people to the county. This method does not work when a ward or branch covers multiple counties.[14]

Communities

Villages

Unincorporated community

References

  1. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 18.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. May 15, 1989. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-03-16. Retrieved on March 15, 2008.
  6. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ "County Totals Dataset: Population, Population Change and Estimated Components of Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  12. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  13. ↑ The source used to come to this information, listed in the next footnote, has categories "over 50.1%", "25.1% to 50.0%", "10.1% to 25.0%", "0.1% to 10.0%" and "none reported". There is one county in Iowa and one in the Florida Panhandle which are in the 10.1% to 25.0%, the differences in percentages can not be determined from this source, and the source may not really support what it claims, which is pointed out in the text.
  14. ↑ Valporaiso University produced map of percentages of Latter-day Saints by county
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Coordinates: 41°56′N 99°59′W / 41.93°N 99.98°W / 41.93; -99.98

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