Thayer County, Nebraska

Thayer County is a county located in the state of Nebraska in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hebron, which was named after the biblical town in Palestine.

Geography

The County is located in southeastern Nebraska, on the south by the state of Kansas and has an area of 1490 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Jefferson County, Nuckolls County, and Fillmore County.

History

Thayer County was formed in 1872. It was named for the General and Governor John Milton Thayer.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Thayer County 6,055 people in 2,541 households and 1,689 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 98.70 percent White, 0.02 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, and 0.33 percent from other races; 0.56 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.01 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,541 households out of which 27.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.8 percent were married couples living together, 5.0 percent were single mothers, 33.5 percent were non-families, 31.5 percent of all households and 18.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90 persons.

Based on the county the population was spread from 24.1 percent population under 18 years, 4.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 22.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 24.5 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 30,740, and the median income for a family was $ 38,346. Males have a median income of $ 26,964, women $ 18,275. The per capita income was $ 17,043. 7.6 percent of families and 10.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 14.8 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 11.0 percent of those 65 years.

Places in County

• Alexandria
• Belvidere
• Byron
• Carleton
• Chester
• Davenport
• Deshler
• Gilead
• Hebron
• Hubbell