Garden County, Nebraska

Garden County is a county located in the state of Nebraska in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Oshkosh.

Geography

The County is located in west-central Nebraska, is located in the south about 40 miles from Colorado and has an area of ​​4483 square kilometers, of which 69 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Sheridan County, Grant County, Arthur County, Keith County, Deuel County, Cheyenne County and Morrill County.

History

Garden County was formed in 1909. It was named in the hope that this country should be the garden of the West or in reference to the "Garden of Eden ".

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000 lived in the Garden County 2,292 people in 1,020 households and 658 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 98.34 percent White, 0.13 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, and 0.52 percent from other races; 0.48 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.44 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,020 households out of which 24.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.9 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers, 35.4 percent were non-families, 32.5 percent of all households and 16.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.77.

Based on the county the population was spread from 21.8 percent population under 18 years, 4.6 percent between 18 and 24 years, 22.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 27.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 24.0 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 26,458, and the median income for a family was $ 32,546. Males had a median income of $ 21,495, women $ 17,000. The per capita income was $ 15,414. 10.8 percent of families and 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 22.0 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years old and 8.7 percent are 65 years old.

Places in County

• Lewellen
• Lisco
• Mumper
• Oshkosh
• Rackett