Burt County, Nebraska

Burt County, Nebraska
Burt County Courthouse in Tekamah, Nebraska
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1854
Seat	Tekamah
Largest city	Tekamah
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	497 sq mi (1,287 km²) 493 sq mi (1,277 km²) 4 sq mi (10 km²), 0.87%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	6,858 16/sq mi (6/km²)
Website	www.burtcounty.ne.gov

Burt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2010, the population was 6,858. Its county seat is Tekamah.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Burt County is represented by the prefix 31 (it had the thirty-first-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 497 square miles (1,287.2 km²), of which 493 square miles (1,276.9 km²) is land and 4 square miles (10.4 km²) (0.87%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 75
• U.S. Highway 77
• Nebraska Highway 32
• Nebraska Highway 51

Adjacent counties

• Thurston County, Nebraska - north
• Monona County, Iowa - northeast
• Harrison County, Iowa - southeast
• Washington County, Nebraska - south
• Dodge County, Nebraska - southwest
• Cuming County, Nebraska - west

History

Burt County was formed in 1854. It was named after Francis Burt, the first governor of Nebraska Territory.

Demographics

Burt County Population by decade

1860 - 388 1870 - 2,847 1880 - 6,937 1890 - 11,609 1900 - 13,040 1910 - 12,726 1920 - 12,559 1930 - 13,062 1940 - 12,546 1950 - 11,536 1960 - 10,192 1970 - 9,247 1980 - 8,813 1990 - 7,868 2000 - 7,791 2010 - 6,858

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,791 people, 3,155 households, and 2,240 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 3,723 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.63% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 1.07% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.7% were of German, 13.9% Swedish, 10.1% Irish, 8.8% American, 7.0% English and 5.4% Danish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 3,155 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% were married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,954, and the median income for a family was $40,515. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,663 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,654. About 6.60% of families and 8.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and villages

• Craig
• Decatur
• Lyons
• Oakland
• Tekamah

Townships

• Arizona
• Bell Creek
• Craig
• Decatur
• Everett
• Logan
• Oakland (township)
• Pershing
• Quinnebaugh
• Riverside
• Silver Creek
• Summit
• Tekamah, City of

See also

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