Loup County, Nebraska

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Loup County, Nebraska
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	Information needed
Seat	Taylor
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	571 sq mi (1,479 km²) 570 sq mi (1,476 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.13%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	712 0/sq mi (0/km²)

Loup County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 712. Its county seat is Taylor⁶.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Loup County is represented by the prefix 88 (it had the eighty-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 1,479 km² (571 sq mi). 1,476 km² (570 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.23%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

• Holt County - (Northeast)
• Garfield County - (East)
• Custer County - (South)
• Blaine County - (West)
• Brown County - (Northwest)
• Rock County - (North)

Demographics

Loup County Population by decade

1890 - 1,662 1900 - 1,305 1910 - 2,188 1920 - 1,946 1930 - 1,818 1940 - 1,777 1950 - 1,348 1960 - 1,097 1970 - 854 1980 - 859 1990 - 683 2000 - 712

As of the census² of 2000, there were 712 people, 289 households, and 206 families residing in the county. The population density was 0/km² (1/sq mi). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.88% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 289 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were married couples living together, 4.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.00% 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 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 4.50% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 108.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $27,788. Males had a median income of $20,515 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,427. About 14.20% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 11.60% of those age 65 or over.

Village

• Taylor