Garden County, Nebraska

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Garden County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,874.[1] Its county seat is Oshkosh.[2]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Garden County is represented by the prefix 77 (it had the seventy-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Garden County was formed in 1909 by popular vote. Voters in the general election of November 2, 1909, approved making the northern part of Deuel County into its own county.[3] It is said the county was so named in the hope that this land should become the garden of the West or with allusion to the "Garden of Eden".[4]

The county has lost population since the Great Depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The land was homesteaded for family farms that often turned out to be too small for subsistence farming under the arid conditions of the region. In the early decades of settlement by immigrants and migrants from the East, farmers did not know how to work the land on the prairies. Tons of topsoil were lost after droughts.

Geography

The North Platte River runs ESE through the south part of Garden County. Since the county is in the western portion of Nebraska, its residents observe Mountain Time. The eastern two-thirds portion of the state observes Central Time.

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total 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". (1.5%) is water.[5]

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Demographics

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Lone tree on the prairie, on Rt 92 near Lisco

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,874. The median age was 51.1 years. 18.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.0 males age 18 and over.[14][15]

The racial makeup of the county was 93.3% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.1% from some other race, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.7% of the population.[15]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[16]

There were 883 households in the county, of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]

There were 1,181 housing units, of which 25.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.2% were owner-occupied and 30.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.1%.[14]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census,[17] there were 2,292 people, 1,020 households, and 658 families in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,298 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 98.34% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 43.5% were of German, 10.0% Irish, 9.6% American and 9.2% English ancestry.

There were 1,020 households, out of which 24.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.40% were non-families. 32.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.77.

The county population contained 21.80% under the age of 18, 4.60% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 24.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,458, and the median income for a family was $32,546. Males had a median income of $21,495 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,414. About 10.80% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.00% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Like much of the Nebraska Panhandle, Garden County has been a Republican-leaning county since the late 20th century. It was one of only two counties that Ben Nelson failed to carry in 1994.[18] In Presidential elections, the last Democratic candidate to carry the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1932.[19] As part of Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, Garden County has been represented by Republicans since 1961. 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:PresFoot

Communities

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Former Communities

  • Cormick
  • Kowanda
  • Lutherville
  • Lytle
  • Orlando
  • Penn
  • Ruthton
  • Warren

See also

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References

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  3. ↑ Joseph Nathan Kane, The American Counties (4th Ed.), (The Scarecrow Press, 1983), pp. 130, 479
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  18. ↑ David Leip Electoral Atlas (Maps for Nebraska gubernatorial races)
  19. ↑ Geographie Electorale

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