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In the Nebraska license plate system, Greeley County is represented by the prefix 62 (it had the 62nd-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Greeley County was created in 1871 and organized in 1872.^[3]^[4]^[5] It was named after Horace Greeley, a newspaper editor and politician of the mid-19th century. Greeley encouraged western settlement with the motto "Go West, young man".^[6]^[7]^[8]

Geography

The Cedar River flows southeastward through the NE corner of Greeley County, and the North Loup River flows SSE through the SW corner of the county.

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|571|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|570|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi}} (0.1%) is water.^[9]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census,^[12] there were 2,714 people, 1,077 households, and 734 families in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,199 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). 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.

The county population contained 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.

Communities

Politics

Greeley County Residents tend to vote Republican. In only one national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.

See also

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31077.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/605kFyZlR?url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31077.html|archivedate=July 11, 2011|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |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=2011-05-31 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InM_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA115#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Vol. 1|publisher=S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.|author=Burr, George L.|year=1921|page=115}}
4. ^{{cite book|url=http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc|title=Nebraska Place-Names|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Lilian Linder|publisher=University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism|location=Lincoln|date=1925|page=69|accessdate=December 14, 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/reports/greeley_county.pdf|title=Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Greeley County, Nebraska|publisher=Nebraska State Historical Society|date=August 1, 1992|accessdate=December 14, 2014}}
6. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7yhCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA86|title=Men and Events of Forty Years|accessdate=13 February 2009|author=Josiah Busnell Grinnell|publisher=D. Lothrop|location=Boston|year=1891|page=87}}
7. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA143#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=143}}
8. ^Greeley County. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720144911/http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/greeley.htm|date=20 July 2008}} Nebraska Association of County Officials. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605012950/http://www.nacone.org/Default.aspx|date=5 June 2010}} Retrieved 14 March 2008.
9. ^{{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}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=21 January 2019}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=September 20, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015}}
12. ^{{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}}
13. ^Election Results