Keith County, Nebraska

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Keith County, Nebraska
Keith County Courthouse in Ogallala, Nebraska
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1873
Seat	Ogallala
Largest city	Ogallala
Area
• Total	1,110 sq mi (2,875 km²)
• Land	1,061 sq mi (2,748 km²)
• Water	49 sq mi (127 km²), 4.37%
Population
• (2010)	8,368
• Density	8/sq mi (3/km²)
Website	www.keithcountyne.gov

Keith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,368.^[1] Its county seat is Ogallala.^[2]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Keith County is represented by the prefix 68 (it had the sixty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Keith County was formed in 1873. Sources differ on the Keith after whom it was named: either M. C. Keith of North Platte, whose grandson Keith Neville became Nebraska's 18th governor in 1917; or John Keith, also of North Platte.^[3]^[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,110 square miles (2,875 km²), of which 1,061 square miles (2,748 km²) is land and 49 square miles (127 km²) (4.37%) is water.^[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Keith County, Nebraska

Sedgwick County, Colorado

Perkins County

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	194	—
1890	2,556	1,217.5%
1900	1,951	−23.7%
1910	3,692	89.2%
1920	5,294	43.4%
1930	6,721	27.0%
1940	8,333	24.0%
1950	7,449	−10.6%
1960	7,958	6.8%
1970	8,487	6.6%
1980	9,364	10.3%
1990	8,584	−8.3%
2000	8,875	3.4%
2010	8,368	−5.7%
Est. 2012	8,220	−1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 2012 Estimate^[1]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 8,875 people, 3,707 households, and 2,535 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 5,178 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.75% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 1.49% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 4.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,707 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 18.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,325, and the median income for a family was $39,118. Males had a median income of $26,523 versus $19,024 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,421. About 6.60% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

Ogallala

Villages

Brule
Paxton

Other places

Belmar
Keystone
Lemoyne
Martin
Roscoe
Sarben

Former Communities

Bertha
Korty
Megeath
Oren
Pickard
Plano

^[8]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). "Nebraska Place-Names". University of Nebraska Department of English. p. 84. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
↑ "Governor Neville". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). "Nebraska Place-Names". University of Nebraska Department of English. p. 84-85. Retrieved 2013-09-30.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Keith County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Ogallala

City	Ogallala

Villages	Brule Paxton

CDPs	Belmar Keystone Lemoyne Martin Roscoe Sarben

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