McPherson County, Nebraska

McPherson County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°34′N 101°04′W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1887
Seat	Tryon
Largest city	Tryon
Area
• Total	860 sq mi (2,200 km2)
• Land	859 sq mi (2,220 km2)
• Water	1 sq mi (3 km2)  0.12%
Population  (2000)
• Total	533
• Density	0/sq mi (0/km2)

McPherson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population was 533. Its county seat is TryonTemplate:GR.

McPherson County is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, McPherson County is represented by the prefix 90 (it had the ninetieth-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 860 square miles (2,227 km²), of which, 859 square miles (2,225 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.12%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Hooker County, Nebraska - north
• Thomas County, Nebraska - northeast
• Logan County, Nebraska - east
• Lincoln County, Nebraska - southeast
• Keith County, Nebraska - southwest
• Arthur County, Nebraska - west

History

McPherson County was formed in 1887. It was named after Union General James B. McPherson.

Demographics

Population by Decade

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	401		—
1900	517		28.9%
1910	2,470		377.8%
1920	1,692		−31.5%
1930	1,358		−19.7%
1940	1,175		−13.5%
1950	825		−29.8%
1960	735		−10.9%
1970	623		−15.2%
1980	593		−4.8%
1990	546		−7.9%
2000	533		−2.4%

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 533 people, 202 households, and 157 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.94% White, 0.38% Asian, 1.69% from other races. 1.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.4% were of German, 14.4% American, 9.2% Irish, 8.7% Swedish and 6.3% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 202 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.80% were married couples living together, 3.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.80% were non-families. 19.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,750, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $25,192 versus $13,393 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,055. 16.20% of the population and 14.00% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 21.70% are under the age of 18 and 17.30% are 65 or older.

Unincorporated communities

• Ringgold
• Tryon