Deuel County (Nebraska)
The Deuel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Chappell, which was named after John Chappell, president of a railroad company.
Geography
The County is located in western Nebraska, on the south by Colorado and has an area of 1142 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Deuel County was formed in 1889 from parts of the former Cheyenne County. It was named after Harry Porter Deuel (1836-1914), a railway manager from Omaha.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census in 2010 living in Deuel County 1,941 people in 925 households. The population density was 1.7 people per square kilometer. In the 925 households lived statistically 2.14 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity or 3.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 38,594. The per capita income was $ 22,191. 12.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
City
- Chappell
Village
- Big Springs