Furnas County, Nebraska

Furnas County is a county located in the state of Nebraska in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Beaver City, which was named after its location in the Beaver River Valley.

Geography

The County is located in southern Nebraska, adjacent to the state of Kansas and has an area of 1866 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Harlan County, Red Willow County, Frontier County, Gosper County and Phelps County.

History

Furnas County was formed in 1873. It was named after Governor Robert W. Furnas.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 5,324 people in Furnas County. Of these, 134 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 2,278 households and 1,489 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.2 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,278 households out of which 28.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.2 percent were married couples living together, 5.9 percent were single mothers, 34.6 percent were non-families, 32.5 percent of all households and 19.8 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88.

Based on the county the population was spread from 24.1 percent population under 18 years, 5.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 22.8 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.9 percent between 45 and 64 years and 23.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 30,498, and the median income for a family was $ 37,000. Males have a median income of $ 26,563, women $ 19,918. The per capita income was $ 17,223. 6.9 percent of families and 10.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. This included 14.5 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years and 10.5 percent of people aged over 65.

Places in County

• Arapahoe
• Beaver City
• Cambridge
• Edison
• Hendley
• Henry
• Holbrook
• Hollinger
• Oxford
• Precept
• Roach
• Scoville
• Wilsonville