Greeley County, Nebraska facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greeley County
U.S. county
Greeley County Courthouse in Greeley
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1871 (created) 1872 (organized)
Named for	Horace Greeley
Seat	Greeley Center
Largest village	Spalding
Area
• Total	571 sq mi (1,480 km2)
• Land	570 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2 km2)  0.1%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,188
• Density	3.832/sq mi (1.4795/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd

Greeley County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 2,188. Its county seat is Greeley Center, also known simply as Greeley.

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. 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."

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 571 square miles (1,480 km²), of which 570 square miles (1,500 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (0.1%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 2,714 people, 1,077 households, and 734 families in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (1.9 people/km²). There were 1,199 housing units at an average density of 2 units per square mile (0.77/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 12.10% of those under age 18 and 20.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Villages

• Greeley Center
• Scotia
• Spalding
• Wolbach (part)

Unincorporated communities

• Belfast
• Brayton
• Horace
• O'Connor
• Scotia Junction

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Greeley (Nebraska) para niños