Deuel County, Nebraska

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Deuel County, Nebraska
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	Information needed
Seat	Chappell
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	441 sq mi (1,142 km²) 440 sq mi (1,140 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.20%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	2,098 5/sq mi (2/km²)
Website	www.co.deuel.ne.us

Deuel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 2,098. Its county seat is Chappell⁶.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Deuel County is represented by the prefix 78 (it had the seventy-eighth-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 1,142 km² (441 sq mi). 1,139 km² (440 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

• Garden County - north
• Keith County - east
• Perkins County - southeast
• Sedgwick County - south
• Cheyenne County - west

Demographics

Deuel County Population by decade

1890 - 2,893 1900 - 2,630 1910 - 1,786 1920 - 3,282 1930 - 3,992 1940 - 3,580 1950 - 3,330 1960 - 3,125 1970 - 2,717 1980 - 2,462 1990 - 2,237 2000 - 2,098

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,098 people, 908 households, and 601 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.33% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 1.14% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 908 households out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 31.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 4.90% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 22.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,981, and the median income for a family was $41,550. Males had a median income of $26,020 versus $19,479 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,891. About 5.30% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

City and village

• Big Springs
• Chappell