Greeley County, Nebraska

Greeley County
	Greeley County, Nebraska
	; Location in the state of Nebraska
	; Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	Information needed
Seat	Greeley
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 571 sq mi (1,479 km²); 570 sq mi (1,476 km²); 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.15%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 2,714 ; 3/sq mi (1/km²)

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Greeley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 2,714. Its county seat is Greeley ⁶.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Greeley County is represented by the prefix 62 (it had the sixty-second-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 1,478 km² (571 sq mi). 1,476 km² (570 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.15%) is water.

Adjacent Counties[]

Wheeler County - (north)
Boone County - (northeast)
Nance County - (southeast)
Howard County - (south)
Sherman County - (southwest corner)
Valley County - (west)

Demographics[]

Greeley County Population by decade
1880 - 1,461 1890 - 4,869 1900 - 5,691 1910 - 8,047 1920 - 8,685 1930 - 8,442 1940 - 6,845 1950 - 5,575 1960 - 4,595 1970 - 4,000 1980 - 3,462 1990 - 3,006 2000 - 2,714

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,714 people, 1,077 households, and 734 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 1,199 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.94% White, 0.66% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,077 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 21.60% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 23.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,375, and the median income for a family was $34,159. Males had a median income of $22,036 versus $17,056 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,731. About 11.90% of families and 14.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.10% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Villages[]

Coordinates: 41°34′N 98°31′W / 41.56, -98.52

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