Arthur County, Nebraska
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Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | arthurcounty |
Arthur County is a
In the Nebraska license plate system, Arthur County is represented by the prefix 91 (it had the 91st-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Arthur County contains the historic First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail, believed to be the smallest courthouse in the United States.[3]
History
Arthur County was established in 1913 from the western part of McPherson County following an effort to move the McPherson County seat from Tryon to the more centrally located Flats: rather than lose the county seat, the residents of Tryon, Nebraska agreed to have the county divided approximately in half, according to boundaries for sandhills counties originally proposed in 1887. The half which became Arthur County had been in the process of settlement by 1884, by ranchers seeking open grazing land. The placement of a post office at Lena in 1894 and the passage of the homesteading act in 1904 (which allowed claims of 640 acres compared to the previous 160 acres in this area) further influenced the county's founding and expedited the new county's establishment processes.
The new county was named after President Chester A. Arthur, and the village of Arthur, similarly named, was established to serve as the county seat.[4] Principal postal service moved from Lena to the village of Arthur in 1914, which also held the county's public schools, general store, bank and co-op, principal churches, newspaper and other businesses and services, all aimed at continuing and facilitating the county's rural lifestyle.
The
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 718 square miles (1,860 km2), of which 715 square miles (1,850 km2) is land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) (0.4%) is water.[5]
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Grant County - north
- Hooker County - northeast
- McPherson County - east
- Keith County - south
- Garden County - west
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1920 | 1,412 | — | |
1930 | 1,344 | −4.8% | |
1940 | 1,045 | −22.2% | |
1950 | 803 | −23.2% | |
1960 | 680 | −15.3% | |
1970 | 606 | −10.9% | |
1980 | 513 | −15.3% | |
1990 | 462 | −9.9% | |
2000 | 444 | −3.9% | |
2010 | 460 | 3.6% | |
2020 | 434 | −5.7% | |
US Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[1] |
As of the
As of the
There were 185 households, out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.20% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 21.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.80.
The county population contained 23.90% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,375, and the median income for a family was $31,979. Males had a median income of $21,544 versus $13,125 for females. The
Religion
More than 50% of the county residents are Baptists, making it the northernmost Baptist majority county in the United States.[12]
Politics
Arthur County has voted strongly for Republican presidential candidates since 1936. Each one since 1952 has gotten over 60% of the vote, with the exception of George H. W. Bush in 1992.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 260 | 91.23% | 21 | 7.37% | 4 | 1.40% |
2016 | 244 | 89.38% | 17 | 6.23% | 12 | 4.40% |
2012 | 227 | 86.64% | 30 | 11.45% | 5 | 1.91% |
2008 | 217 | 82.51% | 39 | 14.83% | 7 | 2.66% |
2004 | 240 | 90.23% | 24 | 9.02% | 2 | 0.75% |
2000 | 235 | 86.40% | 26 | 9.56% | 11 | 4.04% |
1996 | 187 | 72.48% | 25 | 9.69% | 46 | 17.83% |
1992 | 148 | 56.06% | 18 | 6.82% | 98 | 37.12% |
1988 | 210 | 78.07% | 58 | 21.56% | 1 | 0.37% |
1984 | 248 | 88.26% | 33 | 11.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 245 | 76.80% | 57 | 17.87% | 17 | 5.33% |
1976 | 193 | 73.66% | 64 | 24.43% | 5 | 1.91% |
1972 | 236 | 83.99% | 45 | 16.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 218 | 77.86% | 47 | 16.79% | 15 | 5.36% |
1964 | 243 | 65.85% | 126 | 34.15% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 283 | 80.63% | 68 | 19.37% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 248 | 78.48% | 68 | 21.52% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 307 | 83.20% | 62 | 16.80% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 199 | 57.51% | 147 | 42.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
1944 | 268 | 63.66% | 153 | 36.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 348 | 64.21% | 194 | 35.79% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 312 | 56.73% | 235 | 42.73% | 3 | 0.55% |
1932 | 237 | 39.77% | 338 | 56.71% | 21 | 3.52% |
1928 | 402 | 69.43% | 169 | 29.19% | 8 | 1.38% |
1924 | 143 | 34.88% | 101 | 24.63% | 166 | 40.49% |
1920 | 167 | 57.00% | 94 | 32.08% | 32 | 10.92% |
1916 | 143 | 32.13% | 286 | 64.27% | 16 | 3.60% |
Communities
Village
- Arthur (county seat)
Unincorporated communities
See also
References
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-931868-85-3.
- ^ "Arthur County". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2004.
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