Nance County

The modern territory of Nance County was previously part of the Pawnee Indian Reservation , formed in 1857 as a result of an agreement between the US government and the Pawnee tribe to assign their lands in exchange for reservation lands ^[2] . In 1867, Nebraska became the 14th state of the United States, after which the state authorities decided to redeem Indian rights to reserve land. The main part of the territory was sold over the next few years ^[3] , in the mid-1970s the rest of the land was sold, and in 1876 the inhabitants of the previous reservation were transferred to acquired for the Indians (including those received from the sale of land in Nebraska) reservation territory in central Oklahoma ^{[4] [5] [6]} .

The boundaries of Nance County were defined in 1879, the district got its name in honor of the fourth Nebraska Governor Albinus Nance ^[7] .

According to the United States Census Bureau, Nance County has a total area of ​​1,160 km², of which 1,142 km² is land and 18 km² is water. The area of ​​water resources of the district is 1.50% of its total area.

Neighboring counties

• Boone (Nebraska) - North
• Greeley (Nebraska) - West
• Platte (Nebraska) - Northeast
• Merrick (NE) - South

According to the 2000 census ^[8] , 4038 people lived in Nance County, 1107 families, there were 1,577 households and 1,787 residential houses. The average population density was 4 people per square kilometer. According to the census, the racial makeup of the county was as follows: 98.39% White , 0.37% Native American , 0.05% Asian , 0.74% mixed race, 0.45% from other nations. Hispanic and Latin American made up 1.14% of all residents in the county.

Of the 1577 households, 32.80% brought up children under the age of 18, 60.50% were married couples, in 5.60% of the families women lived without husbands, and 29.80% did not have families. At the time of the census, 27.60% of the total number of families lived on their own, while 13.80% were single elderly people 65 years of age and older. The average household size was 2.49 people and the average family size was 3.05 people.

According to the 2000 census, the population of the district according to the age range was as follows: 27.90% - residents under 18 years of age, 6.80% - between 18 and 24 years old, 23.60% - from 25 to 44 years old, 22.00% - from 45 to 64 years old and 19.70% - at the age of 65 years and older. The average age of district residents was 40 years. For every 100 women in the district, there were 104.20 men, while for every one hundred women 18 years and older, 101.90 men were also over 18 years old.

The average income per household in the district was $ 31,267 , and the average income per family in the district was $ 38,717. At the same time, men had an average income of $ 25,349 per year compared to $ 19,044 of average annual income for women. The per capita income in the county was $ 16,886 per year. 10.20% of the total number of families in the district and 13.10% of the total population were below the poverty line at the time of the census, with 17.20% of those under the age of 18 and 9.30% of those aged 65 and older.

•   Highway 14
•   Motorway 22
•   Highway 39
•   Highway 52

Cities and villages

• Belgrade
• Fullerton
• Genoa

Townships

• Beaver
• Cedar
• Cottonwood
• Council Creek
• East newman
• Fullerton
• Genoa
• Loop Ferry
• Prairie Creek
• South brunch
• Timber Creek
• West newman