Harlan County, Nebraska
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Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Harlan County is a
In the Nebraska license plate system, Harlan County is represented by the prefix 51 (it had the 51st-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
History
Prior to 1870, the portion of the Republican valley that now includes Harlan County was a prized hunting ground for indigenous peoples, and their efforts to keep intruders away deterred white settlement in the area. The defeat of the Sioux at the Battle of Summit Springs in 1869 largely eliminated this threat, and several parties were organized to explore the agricultural possibilities of the area.[3]
A party of forty men from eastern Nebraska settled near the site of present-day
Geography
The
The county has a total area of 574 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 553 square miles (1,430 km2) is land and 21 square miles (54 km2) (3.6%) is water.[9]
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Phelps County - north
- Kearney County - northeast
- Franklin County - east
- Phillips County, Kansas - south
- Norton County, Kansas - southwest
- Furnas County - west
Protected areas
- South East Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area[10]
- South Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area[11]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 6,086 | — | |
1890 | 8,158 | 34.0% | |
1900 | 9,370 | 14.9% | |
1910 | 9,578 | 2.2% | |
1920 | 9,220 | −3.7% | |
1930 | 8,951 | −2.9% | |
1940 | 7,130 | −20.3% | |
1950 | 7,189 | 0.8% | |
1960 | 5,081 | −29.3% | |
1970 | 4,357 | −14.2% | |
1980 | 4,292 | −1.5% | |
1990 | 3,810 | −11.2% | |
2000 | 3,786 | −0.6% | |
2010 | 3,423 | −9.6% | |
2020 | 3,073 | −10.2% | |
2021 (est.) | 3,091 | [1] | 0.6% |
US Decennial Census[12] 1790-1960[13] 1900-1990[14] 1990-2000[15] 2010-2013[16] |
As of the
There were 1,597 households, out of which 25.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 4.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93.
The county population contained 24.20% under the age of 18, 5.00% from 18 to 24, 21.60% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 23.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,679, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $27,580 versus $18,411 for females. The
Communities
City
- Alma (county seat)
Villages
Unincorporated communities
- Mascot
- Oxford Junction
Townships
Politics
Harlan County voters are reliably Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,615 | 83.51% | 282 | 14.58% | 37 | 1.91% |
2016 | 1,496 | 81.66% | 254 | 13.86% | 82 | 4.48% |
2012 | 1,395 | 78.46% | 354 | 19.91% | 29 | 1.63% |
2008 | 1,329 | 75.25% | 402 | 22.76% | 35 | 1.98% |
2004 | 1,467 | 77.33% | 398 | 20.98% | 32 | 1.69% |
2000 | 1,358 | 73.33% | 438 | 23.65% | 56 | 3.02% |
1996 | 1,120 | 60.28% | 520 | 27.99% | 218 | 11.73% |
1992 | 992 | 46.88% | 488 | 23.06% | 636 | 30.06% |
1988 | 1,403 | 65.13% | 725 | 33.66% | 26 | 1.21% |
1984 | 1,692 | 76.80% | 493 | 22.38% | 18 | 0.82% |
1980 | 1,690 | 72.94% | 486 | 20.98% | 141 | 6.09% |
1976 | 1,325 | 58.76% | 879 | 38.98% | 51 | 2.26% |
1972 | 1,549 | 74.19% | 539 | 25.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 1,392 | 64.03% | 579 | 26.63% | 203 | 9.34% |
1964 | 1,283 | 51.78% | 1,195 | 48.22% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 1,766 | 66.42% | 893 | 33.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,850 | 68.57% | 848 | 31.43% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 2,300 | 75.91% | 730 | 24.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 1,490 | 54.98% | 1,220 | 45.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
1944 | 1,991 | 66.43% | 1,006 | 33.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 2,182 | 61.73% | 1,353 | 38.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 1,692 | 44.36% | 2,084 | 54.64% | 38 | 1.00% |
1932 | 1,272 | 32.79% | 2,486 | 64.09% | 121 | 3.12% |
1928 | 2,702 | 69.98% | 1,055 | 27.32% | 104 | 2.69% |
1924 | 1,845 | 50.01% | 1,216 | 32.96% | 628 | 17.02% |
1920 | 1,756 | 59.59% | 974 | 33.05% | 217 | 7.36% |
1916 | 834 | 37.48% | 1,267 | 56.94% | 124 | 5.57% |
1912 | 325 | 15.78% | 918 | 44.58% | 816 | 39.63% |
1908 | 1,081 | 44.99% | 1,158 | 48.19% | 164 | 6.82% |
1904 | 1,178 | 57.77% | 299 | 14.66% | 562 | 27.56% |
1900 | 880 | 44.74% | 977 | 49.67% | 110 | 5.59% |
See also
References
- ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Harlan County: First Settlements. Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Harlan County, Nebraska: Historical Note.[usurped] Film RG223. Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder. "Harlan County". Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. 1925. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Harlan County, Nebraska.[usurped] Film RG223. Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 150.
- ^ Harlan County NE Google Maps (accessed 22 January 2019)
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ South East Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area, Wilcox NE Google Maps (accessed 22 January 2019)
- ^ South Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area, Wilcox NE Google Maps (accessed 22 January 2019)
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 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 8, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Election Results
Further reading
- Field Guide to the Geology of the Harlan County Lake Area, Harlan County, Nebraska — with a History of Events Leading to Construction of Harlan County Dam online pdf
- Rogers, Jean McKee. History of Harlan County 1870-1967.