Thurston County, Nebraska
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Congressional district | 1st |
Website | thurstoncountynebraska |
Thurston County is the northeasternmost
In the Nebraska license plate system, Thurston County is represented by the prefix 55 (it had the 55th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
The
History
Varying cultures of
Thurston County was organized by European Americans in 1889 from land that had been divided between Dakota and Burt counties since the dissolution of Blackbird County in 1879. It was named for US Senator John M. Thurston.[3]
Geography
Thurston County lies on the east side of Nebraska. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Dakota County - north
- Woodbury County, Iowa - northeast
- Monona County, Iowa - east
- Burt County - southeast
- Cuming County - southwest
- Wayne County - west
- Dixon County - northwest
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | 31 | — | |
1880 | 109 | 251.6% | |
1890 | 3,176 | 2,813.8% | |
1900 | 6,517 | 105.2% | |
1910 | 8,704 | 33.6% | |
1920 | 9,589 | 10.2% | |
1930 | 10,462 | 9.1% | |
1940 | 10,243 | −2.1% | |
1950 | 8,590 | −16.1% | |
1960 | 7,237 | −15.8% | |
1970 | 6,942 | −4.1% | |
1980 | 7,186 | 3.5% | |
1990 | 6,936 | −3.5% | |
2000 | 7,171 | 3.4% | |
2010 | 6,940 | −3.2% | |
2020 | 6,773 | −2.4% | |
2023 (est.) | 6,557 | −3.2% | |
US Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010[9] 2020[10] 2022[11] |
As of the
As of the
There were 2,255 households, out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were married couples living together, 19.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.50% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.64.
The county population contained 36.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 17.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,170, and the median income for a family was $30,893. Males had a median income of $24,792 versus $20,481 for females. The
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,180 | 49.60% | 1,122 | 47.16% | 77 | 3.24% |
2016 | 1,043 | 49.95% | 919 | 44.01% | 126 | 6.03% |
2012 | 939 | 42.39% | 1,247 | 56.30% | 29 | 1.31% |
2008 | 972 | 45.72% | 1,120 | 52.68% | 34 | 1.60% |
2004 | 1,154 | 48.35% | 1,212 | 50.78% | 21 | 0.88% |
2000 | 1,040 | 49.95% | 924 | 44.38% | 118 | 5.67% |
1996 | 835 | 39.50% | 962 | 45.51% | 317 | 15.00% |
1992 | 898 | 39.79% | 865 | 38.33% | 494 | 21.89% |
1988 | 1,105 | 47.22% | 1,225 | 52.35% | 10 | 0.43% |
1984 | 1,410 | 56.40% | 1,077 | 43.08% | 13 | 0.52% |
1980 | 1,454 | 61.71% | 726 | 30.81% | 176 | 7.47% |
1976 | 1,290 | 53.91% | 1,021 | 42.67% | 82 | 3.43% |
1972 | 1,565 | 65.07% | 840 | 34.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 1,341 | 56.99% | 802 | 34.08% | 210 | 8.92% |
1964 | 1,194 | 41.26% | 1,700 | 58.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 1,757 | 57.19% | 1,315 | 42.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,722 | 55.05% | 1,406 | 44.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 1,918 | 62.03% | 1,174 | 37.97% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 1,149 | 37.81% | 1,890 | 62.19% | 0 | 0.00% |
1944 | 1,584 | 49.25% | 1,632 | 50.75% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 1,973 | 49.18% | 2,039 | 50.82% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 1,195 | 29.42% | 2,676 | 65.88% | 191 | 4.70% |
1932 | 739 | 18.22% | 3,273 | 80.70% | 44 | 1.08% |
1928 | 1,538 | 45.33% | 1,837 | 54.14% | 18 | 0.53% |
1924 | 1,210 | 37.36% | 1,191 | 36.77% | 838 | 25.87% |
1920 | 1,667 | 63.34% | 925 | 35.14% | 40 | 1.52% |
1916 | 717 | 35.69% | 1,255 | 62.47% | 37 | 1.84% |
1912 | 437 | 23.78% | 834 | 45.38% | 567 | 30.85% |
1908 | 895 | 54.01% | 734 | 44.30% | 28 | 1.69% |
1904 | 757 | 56.41% | 539 | 40.16% | 46 | 3.43% |
1900 | 803 | 54.51% | 656 | 44.53% | 14 | 0.95% |
In recent decades, Native Americans in the United States have become more active politically, voting in increasing numbers in local, state and national elections. In 2004, Thurston, a majority-Native American county, was the only one in Nebraska with a majority voting for the Democratic Party presidential candidate, John Kerry.[citation needed]
Voter interest was high, and the 2008 presidential election was preceded by a major voter registration drive.[citation needed] The majority of voters in Thurston County voted for Democratic candidate Barack Obama, making the county one of four such in the state. In the 2012 presidential election, Thurston was the only Nebraska county that voted for Obama in his successful re-election bid.[14] In 2016 and 2020, the county moved towards Donald Trump by relatively narrow margins.
The predominantly Native American communities in the east of the county (Winnebago, Walthill and Macy) lean Democratic, but despite them having more population altogether than the Republican predominantly white communities in the west of the county, they sport lower voter turnouts.[15][16]
Communities
Villages
Census-designated place
Townships
See also
References
- ^ "Thurston County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 164.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "US Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 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 12, 2014.
- ^ "QuickFacts". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Thurston County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Election Results
- ^ "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 6, 2012". Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 15, 2021.