History

Hitchcock County was formed in 1873. It was named after the US Senator Phineas Warren Hitchcock.

Demographics

Hitchcock County Population by decade

1880 - 1,012 1890 - 5,799 1900 - 4,409 1910 - 5,415 1920 - 6,045 1930 - 7,269 1940 - 6,404 1950 - 5,867 1960 - 4,829 1970 - 4,051 1980 - 4,079 1990 - 3,750 2000 - 3,111 2010 - 2,908

As of the census

Census

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  of 2000, there were 3,111 people, 1,287 households, and 899 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.36% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.10% Black

Race (United States Census)

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 or African American

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, 0.29% Native American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.13% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.29% from other races

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, and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino

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 of any race.

There were 1,287 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 22.60% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 22.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,287, and the median income for a family was $34,490. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $18,879 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $14,804. About 10.90% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Villages

• Culbertson
  Culbertson, Nebraska
  Culbertson is a village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 594 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Culbertson is located at ....
  
  
• Palisade
  Palisade, Nebraska
  Palisade is a village in Hayes and Hitchcock Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 386 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Palisade is located at...
  
   (partial)
• Stratton
  Stratton, Nebraska
  Stratton is a village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 396 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stratton is located at ....
  
  
• Trenton
  Trenton, Nebraska
  Trenton is a village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 507 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hitchcock County.-Geography:Trenton is located at ....
  
  

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hitchcock County, Nebraska