Cherry County, Nebraska
The Cherry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Valentine, named after Edward K. Valentine, a member of the U.S. Congress.
Geography
The County is the largest area in Nebraska. It is located in northwestern Nebraska, on the border of South Dakota and has an area of 15,565 square kilometers, of which 127 square kilometers are water surface. At the Cherry County borders the following counties:
History
The Cherry County was formed in 1883 on former Indian land. It was named after Samuel A. Cherry, a lieutenant in the U.S. Cavalry.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 6,148 people in Cherry County in 2,508 households and 1,710 families. The population density was 0.39 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 94.19 percent White, 0.07 percent African American, 3.25 percent Native American, 0.42 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.33 percent from other races groups; 1.72 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.93 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 2,508 households out of which 31.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.9 percent were married couples living together, 6.9 percent were single mothers, 31.8 percent were non-families, 28.9 percent of all households and 12.7 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size is 2.98 people.
Based on the county the population was spread from 27.0 percent population under 18 years, 6.2 percent between 18 and 24 years, 25.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 17.3 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 29,268, and the median income for a family was $ 36,500. Males had a median income of $ 23,705, women $ 17,277. The per capita income was $ 15,943. 9.6 percent of families and 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 13.4 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years and 14.2 percent of those 65 years.
Cities and Towns
City
- Valentine
Villages
- Cody
- Crookston
- Kilgore
- Merriman
- Nenzel
- Woodlake
Unincorporated communities
- Brownlee
- DeWitty
- Elsmere
- Sparks
- Arabia
- Bayonne
- Cascade
- Conterra
- Doughboy
- Eli
- Hire
- Irwin
- Kennedy
- Leat
- Simeon
- Thatcher