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词条 Furnas County, Nebraska
释义

  1. Geography

     Major highways  Adjacent counties 

  2. Demographics

  3. Communities

  4. Politics

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Furnas County
| state = Nebraska
| founded = 1873
| seat wl = Beaver City
| largest city wl = Cambridge
| area_total_sq_mi = 721
| area_land_sq_mi = 719
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.5
| area percentage = 0.2%
| census estimate yr = 2017
| pop = 4,780
| density_sq_mi = 6.6
| web = www.furnascounty.ne.gov/
| ex image = Furnas County Courthouse from SW 2.JPG
| ex image cap = Furnas County Courthouse in Beaver City
| district = 3rd
| time zone = Central
| named for = Robert W. Furnas
}}Furnas County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 4,959.[1] Its county seat is Beaver City.[2] The county was named for Robert W. Furnas, the second governor of the state of Nebraska.[3]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Furnas County is represented by the prefix 38 (it had the thirty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

Furnas County lies on the south line of Nebraska. The south boundary line of Furnas County abuts the north boundary line of the state of Kansas. The Republican River flows eastward across the upper central part of the county.

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of {{convert|721|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|719|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.[4]

Major highways

{{div col}}
  • U.S. Highway 6
  • U.S. Highway 34
  • U.S. Highway 136
  • U.S. Highway 283
  • Nebraska Highway 46
  • Nebraska Highway 47
  • Nebraska Highway 89
{{div col end}}

Adjacent counties

{{div col}}
  • Harlan County – east
  • Norton County, Kansas – south
  • Decatur County, Kansas – southwest
  • Red Willow County – west
  • Frontier County – northwest
  • Gosper County – north
  • Phelps County – northeast
{{div col end}}

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1880= 6407
|1890= 9840
|1900= 12373
|1910= 12083
|1920= 11657
|1930= 12140
|1940= 10098
|1950= 9385
|1960= 7711
|1970= 6897
|1980= 6486
|1990= 5553
|2000= 5324
|2010= 4959
|estyear=2017
|estimate=4780
|estref=[5]
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[1]
}}

As of the 2000 United States Census,[10] there were 5,324 people, 2,278 households, and 1,489 families in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,730 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.22% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.6% were of German, 13.8% American, 11.4% English, 7.4% Irish and 5.2% Swedish ancestry.

There were 2,278 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 32.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88.

The county population contained 24.10% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 22.80% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 23.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,498, and the median income for a family was $37,000. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $19,918 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,223. About 6.90% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.50% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

{{div col}}
  • Arapahoe
  • Beaver City (county seat)
  • Cambridge
  • Edison
  • Hendley
  • Holbrook
  • Oxford (partial)
  • Precept[11]
  • Wilsonville
{{div col end}}

Politics

Furnas County voters have been strongly Republican since its beginning. In only one national election since 1916 the county been carried by a Democratic Party presidential candidate.

{{Hidden begin
|titlestyle=background:#ccccff;
|title=Presidential election results
}}
Presidential election results[12]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
82.1% 1,9214.9% 115
79.6% 1,7821.6% 35
74.1% 1,7252.0% 47
79.0% 1,9501.0% 25
76.1% 1,8492.0% 48
61.2% 1,47511.3% 273
48.7% 1,36529.0% 812
69.2% 1,8300.9% 24
79.7% 2,3630.8% 24
78.3% 2,4834.8% 153
60.2% 1,8513.0% 91
77.2% 2,282
69.8% 2,1377.3% 223
54.7% 2,011
72.3% 2,854
72.3% 2,894
77.3% 3,464
60.2% 2,258
68.4% 2,870
64.9% 3,316
52.4% 2,8421.8% 100
38.1% 2,0871.6% 87
73.2% 3,7600.8% 40
50.3% 2,37817.3% 816
60.5% 2,4455.5% 223
40.5% 1,1633.7% 105
13.8% 35436.9% 947
44.8% 1,4003.4% 107
61.7% 1,56922.8% 580
48.9% 1,3212.4% 64
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See also

{{Portal|Nebraska}}
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Furnas County NE

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31065.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=September 19, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=7 June 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archivedate=31 May 2011}}
3. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA133#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=133}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|dead-url=yes|archive-date=November 13, 2013|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=December 7, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=21 January 2019}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=December 7, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=December 7, 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ne190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=December 7, 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=December 7, 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=31 January 2008|title=American FactFinder|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/|archivedate=11 September 2013}}
11. ^[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Precept,+NE+68977/@40.0677845,-99.7419255,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x879e55ddd538ce4d:0x8a5b82b2d85704dc!2sFurnas+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d40.121397!4d-99.9912254!3m4!1s0x879f0550b65c3105:0x8820a66e68b15e96!8m2!3d40.0678254!4d-99.7332001 Precept NE Google Maps (accessed 21 January 2019)]
12. ^Election Results

External links

{{Commons category|Furnas County, Nebraska}}{{Official website|http://www.furnascounty.ne.gov/}}{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Furnas County, Nebraska
|North = Gosper County
|Northeast = Phelps County
|East = Harlan County
|Southeast =
|South = Norton County, Kansas
|Southwest = Decatur County, Kansas
|West = Red Willow County
|Northwest = Frontier County
}}{{Furnas County, Nebraska}}{{Nebraska}}{{coord|40.17|-99.91|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-NE_source:UScensus1990}}

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