Gosper County, Nebraska

Gosper County is a county located in the state of Nebraska in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Elwood, named after Elwood Thomas, an early farmer in the area.

Geography

The County is located in southern Nebraska, is located in the south about 40 miles from Kansas and has an area of ​​1198 square kilometers, of which 12 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Phelps County, Furnas County, Frontier County and Dawson County.

History

Gosper County was formed in 1873. It was named after John J. Gosper, a Secretary of State of Nebraska.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 2,143 people in Gosper County in 863 households and 655 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 98.79 percent White, 0.14 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, and 0.42 percent from other races; 0.42 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.26 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 863 households out of which 29.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 69.1 percent were married couples living together, 3.9 percent were single mothers, 24.1 percent were non-families, 22.8 percent of all households and 10.5 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.83.

Based on the county the population was spread from 23.8 percent population under 18 years, 5.4 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 26.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 20.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 101.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 36,827, and the median income for a family was $ 42,702. Males have a median income of $ 28,836, women $ 21,204. The per capita income was $ 17,957. 4.8 percent of families and 7.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 11.1 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 5.0 percent of those 65 years.

Places in County

• Devils Gap
• Elwood
• Smithfield