Keya Paha County, Nebraska
| Keya Paha County, Nebraska | |
 Keya Paha County Courthouse in Springview, Nebraska
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 Location in the state of Nebraska |
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| Founded | November 4, 1884 |
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| Seat | Springview |
| Largest city | Springview |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
774 sq mi (2,005 km²) 773 sq mi (2,002 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.13% |
| PopulationEst. - (2011) - Density |
813 0/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | http://www.co.keya-paha.ne.us/ |
Keya Paha County (pron.: /ˈkɪpəhɔː/ KIP-ə-haw)[1] 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.[2] As of the 2010 census, the population is 824.[3][4]
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).
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Geography [edit]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 774 square miles (2,004.7 km2), of which 773 square miles (2,002.1 km2) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km2) (0.11%) is water.[5]
Keya Paha County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.[6]
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Adjacent counties [edit]
Keya Paha County borders five counties in Nebraska and three counties in South Dakota, for a total of eight adjacent counties.
The adjacent counties are:
- 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
Also see List of counties bordering eight or more counties.
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Todd County, South Dakota | Tripp County, South Dakota | Gregory County, South Dakota | |
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Boyd County | ||
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| Rock County and Brown County | Holt County |
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Demographics [edit]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 3,920 |
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| 1900 | 3,076 | −21.5% | |
| 1910 | 3,452 | 12.2% | |
| 1920 | 3,594 | 4.1% | |
| 1930 | 3,203 | −10.9% | |
| 1940 | 3,235 | 1.0% | |
| 1950 | 2,160 | −33.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,672 | −22.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,340 | −19.9% | |
| 1980 | 1,301 | −2.9% | |
| 1990 | 1,029 | −20.9% | |
| 2000 | 983 | −4.5% | |
| 2010 | 824 | −16.2% | |
| Est. 2011 | 813 | −1.3% | |
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2011 estimate |
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As of the census[7] 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.
Politics [edit]
Keya Paha County is the most Republican of all the counties in Nebraska, with 82.7% of its 707 registered voters registered as Republicans.[8] The last Democratic Presidential candidate to win the county was Woodrow Wilson in 1916.[9] and Ben Nelson, in 1994, was the last Democratic gubernatorial candidate to carry the county.[10]
Villages and unincorporated community [edit]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ McNally, Hannah, and Diana Lambdin Meyer (1997). Nebraska: Off the Beaten Path. Morris Book Publishing LLC. p. 81.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ http://www.omaha.com/article/20110301/NEWS01/110309991/
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "2010 Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "About", North Central RC&D. Retrieved 9/17/07
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/pdf/10-28-08_Final_VR_Report.pdf
- ^ Geographie Electorale
- ^ David Leip Electoral Atlas (Maps for Nebraska gubernatorial races)
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