Dundy County, Nebraska

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Dundy County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,654.[1] Its county seat is Benkelman.[2]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Dundy County is represented by the prefix 76 (it had the seventy-sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Dundy County was formed in 1873 and attached to neighboring Hitchcock County.[3][4] It was named after Judge Elmer Scipio Dundy.[5][6] The county government was organized in 1884.[7]

Geography

Dundy County lies at the lower SW corner of Nebraska. Its west boundary line abuts the east line of the state of Colorado, and its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of Kansas. According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (0.1%) is water.[8]

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Adjacent counties

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Protected areas

  • Rock Creek State Recreation Area[9]

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,654. The median age was 48.8 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.5 males age 18 and over.[15][16]

The racial makeup of the county was 91.1% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 1.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.4% from some other race, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.2% of the population.[16]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[17]

There were 773 households in the county, of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[15]

There were 1,008 housing units, of which 23.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.8% were owner-occupied and 27.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.4%.[15]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census,[18] there were 2,292 people, 961 households, and 637 families in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,196 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 96.95% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.79% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 3.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.9% were of German, 13.2% American, 13.2% English and 6.3% Irish ancestry.

There were 961 households, out of which 27.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were married couples living together, 3.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 30.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.87.

The county population contained 23.30% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 22.40% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,010, and the median income for a family was $35,862. Males had a median income of $22,415 versus $18,583 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,786. About 11.00% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.

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Politics

Dundy County voters are reliably Republican. In only three national elections since 1900 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate, and it has not done so since Franklin D. Roosevelt's 46 state landslide in 1936. Donald Trump's 89% of the vote in 2024 is the largest share of the vote for a winning candidate in the county's history. Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

See also

References

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External links

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