Hayes County, Nebraska
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Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Hayes County is a
In the Nebraska license plate system, Hayes County is represented by the prefix 79 (it had the seventy-ninth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Geography
The terrain of Hayes County is hilly. The flattened hilltops are largely used for
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 6
- Nebraska Highway 25
- Nebraska Highway 25A
Adjacent counties
- Frontier County – east
- Hitchcock County – south
- Dundy County – southwest
- Chase County – west
- Perkins County – northwest
- Lincoln County – north
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 119 | — | |
1890 | 3,953 | 3,221.8% | |
1900 | 2,708 | −31.5% | |
1910 | 3,011 | 11.2% | |
1920 | 3,327 | 10.5% | |
1930 | 3,603 | 8.3% | |
1940 | 2,958 | −17.9% | |
1950 | 2,404 | −18.7% | |
1960 | 1,919 | −20.2% | |
1970 | 1,530 | −20.3% | |
1980 | 1,356 | −11.4% | |
1990 | 1,222 | −9.9% | |
2000 | 1,068 | −12.6% | |
2010 | 967 | −9.5% | |
2020 | 856 | −11.5% | |
US Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010[13] |
As of the
There were 430 households, out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.00% were married couples living together, 2.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.
The county population contains 26.60% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 21.50% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $31,125. Males had a median income of $19,211 versus $16,806 for females. The
Communities
Villages
- Hamlet
- Hayes Center (county seat)
- Palisade (partial)
Unincorporated community
Townships
Hayes County has not been subdivided into townships, unlike most other Nebraska counties.
Former communities
- Carrico
- Eddy
- Elmer
- Estel
- Galena
- Highland
- Hope
- Hudson
- Marengo
- Norris
- Robert
- Strickland
- Sullivan
- Thornburgh
- White
Politics
Hayes County voters have traditionally been strongly Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate. In 2020 Donald Trump received 92% of the vote, one of the highest margins by far.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 494 | 92.16% | 34 | 6.34% | 8 | 1.49% |
2016 | 472 | 91.83% | 30 | 5.84% | 12 | 2.33% |
2012 | 476 | 88.31% | 51 | 9.46% | 12 | 2.23% |
2008 | 461 | 83.36% | 85 | 15.37% | 7 | 1.27% |
2004 | 524 | 87.63% | 66 | 11.04% | 8 | 1.34% |
2000 | 486 | 85.11% | 66 | 11.56% | 19 | 3.33% |
1996 | 439 | 77.02% | 87 | 15.26% | 44 | 7.72% |
1992 | 362 | 55.35% | 85 | 13.00% | 207 | 31.65% |
1988 | 512 | 75.07% | 160 | 23.46% | 10 | 1.47% |
1984 | 593 | 85.45% | 101 | 14.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 617 | 84.52% | 82 | 11.23% | 31 | 4.25% |
1976 | 411 | 59.14% | 267 | 38.42% | 17 | 2.45% |
1972 | 486 | 79.80% | 123 | 20.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 496 | 71.26% | 127 | 18.25% | 73 | 10.49% |
1964 | 503 | 58.15% | 362 | 41.85% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 699 | 71.33% | 281 | 28.67% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 726 | 70.01% | 311 | 29.99% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 932 | 80.90% | 220 | 19.10% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 529 | 55.86% | 418 | 44.14% | 0 | 0.00% |
1944 | 782 | 66.89% | 387 | 33.11% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 759 | 55.93% | 598 | 44.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 654 | 44.13% | 818 | 55.20% | 10 | 0.67% |
1932 | 506 | 33.55% | 962 | 63.79% | 40 | 2.65% |
1928 | 917 | 65.83% | 440 | 31.59% | 36 | 2.58% |
1924 | 475 | 42.60% | 288 | 25.83% | 352 | 31.57% |
1920 | 512 | 66.41% | 207 | 26.85% | 52 | 6.74% |
1916 | 219 | 33.33% | 382 | 58.14% | 56 | 8.52% |
1912 | 106 | 17.94% | 189 | 31.98% | 296 | 50.08% |
1908 | 359 | 52.10% | 277 | 40.20% | 53 | 7.69% |
1904 | 335 | 62.97% | 110 | 20.68% | 87 | 16.35% |
1900 | 308 | 49.20% | 284 | 45.37% | 34 | 5.43% |
See also
References
- ^ "Hayes County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 72. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Hayes County, Nebraska" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. March 1, 1991. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
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- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 153.
- ^ Hayes County NE Google Maps (accessed 22 January 2019)
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "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". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Election Results