Cuming County, Nebraska

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Cuming County, Nebraska
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	Information needed
Seat	West Point
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	575 sq mi (1,489 km²) 572 sq mi (1,481 km²) 3 sq mi (8 km²), 0.44%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	10,203 461/sq mi (178/km²)
Website	http://www.co.cuming.ne.us/

Cuming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 10,203. Its county seat is West Point⁶.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Cuming County is represented by the prefix 24 (it had the twenty-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,488 km² (575 sq mi). 1,481 km² (572 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.44%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

• Thurston County - (Northeast)
• Burt County - (East)
• Dodge County - (South)
• Colfax County - (Southwest)
• Stanton County - (West)
• Wayne County - (Northwest)

Demographics

Cuming County Population by decade

1860 - 67 1870 - 2,964 1880 - 5,569 1890 - 12,265 1900 - 14,584 1910 - 13,782 1920 - 13,769 1930 - 14,327 1940 - 13,562 1950 - 12,994 1960 - 12,435 1970 - 12,034 1980 - 11,664 1990 - 10,117 2000 - 10,203

As of the census² of 2000, there were 10,203 people, 3,945 households, and 2,757 families residing in the county. The population density was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 4,283 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.88% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.63% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 5.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,945 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were married couples living together, 5.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 20.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,186, and the median income for a family was $38,369. Males had a median income of $26,577 versus $19,246 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,443. About 7.00% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.80% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and villages

• Bancroft
• Beemer
• Rock Creek
• West Point
• Wisner

Townships

• Bancroft
• Beemer
• Bismark
• Blaine
• Cleveland
• Cuming
• Elkhorn
• Garfield
• Grant
• Lincoln
• Logan
• Monterey
• Neligh
• St. Charles
• Sherman
• West Point, City of
• Wisner, City of
• Wisner