Cedar County (Nebraska)

The Cedar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hartington, which was named after the English Lord Hartington.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme northeast of Nebraska to the border with South Dakota and has an area of ​​1932 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Cedar County was formed in 1855 on part of the Dixon and Pierce County. It was named after the abundant here growing conifers belonging to one of North America as cedar ( " Cedar" ) designated type.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Cedar County 9,615 people in 3,623 households and 2,565 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 99.07 percent White, 0.10 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.04 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.18 percent from other races groups; 0.40 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.43 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 3,623 households out of which 34.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.6 percent were married couples living together, 4.3 percent were single mothers, 29.2 percent were non-families, 27.0 percent of all households and 15.7 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size is 3.20 people.

Based on the county the population was spread out 29.4 percent of residents under the age of 18, 6.0 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 20.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 20.0 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 33,435, and the median income for a family was $ 39,422. Males had a median income of $ 26,707, women $ 18,370. The per capita income was $ 15,514. 6.3 percent of families and 9.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 10.7 percent of children and adolescents under age 18 and 9.7 percent over 65 years.

Cities and Towns

Citys

• Hartington
• Laurel
• Randolph

Villages

• Belden
• Coleridge
• Fordyce
• Magnet

• Obert
• St. Helena
• Wynot

Unincorporated communities

• Bow Valley
• St. James
• South Yankton