Kearney County, Nebraska
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is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Nebraska. As of
2000, the population is 6,882. Its
county seat is
Minden6.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,337
km² (516
mi²). 1,337 km² (516 mi²) of it is land and 0 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.02%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Buffalo County, Nebraska - north
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Adams County, Nebraska - east
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Webster County, Nebraska - southeast
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Franklin County, Nebraska - south
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Harlan County, Nebraska - southwest corner
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Phelps County, Nebraska - west
Kearney County
Population by decade | 1860 - 474
1870 - 58
1880 - 4,072
1890 - 9,061
1900 - 9,866
1910 - 9,106
1920 - 8,583
1930 - 8,094
1940 - 6,854
1950 - 6,409
1960 - 6,580
1970 - 6,707
1980 - 7,053
1990 - 6,629
2000 - 6,882 |
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 6,882 people, 2,643 households, and 1,902 families residing in the county. The
population density was 5/km² (13/mi²). There were 2,846 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.82%
White, 0.16%
Black or
African American, 0.20%
Native American, 0.23%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.99% from
other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 2.34% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 2,643 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.90% were
married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,247, and the median income for a family was $44,877. Males had a median income of $29,987 versus $20,081 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,118. About 5.50% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.
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Axtell*
Heartwell*
Minden*
Norman*
Wilcox
