Carney (county, Nebraska)

Carney County was formed in 1860 and received its official name from the fort of the same name , which, in turn, was named in honor of the brigadier general of the Civil War in the United States, Stephen W. Carney .

According to the US Census Bureau, Carney County has a total area of ​​1336 square kilometers, of which 1336 square meters. kilometers is land and less than 0.05 square meters. kilometers - water. The area of ​​water resources of the district is less than 0.01% of its entire area.

Neighboring Counties

• Buffalo (Nebraska) - North
• Adams (Nebraska) - East
• Webster (Nebraska) - southeast
• Franklin (Nebraska) - South
• Harlan (Nebraska) - southwest corner
• Phelps (Nebraska) - west

According to the 2000 census ^[1] , 6882 people, 1902 families lived in Karni County, there were 2643 households and 2846 houses. The average population density was 5 people per square kilometer. According to the census, the racial makeup of the county was as follows: 97.82% White , 0.16% Black or African American , 0.20% Native American , 0.23% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.58% mixed races, 0.99% - of other nationalities. Hispanics and Hispanics accounted for 2.34% of all residents in the county.

Of the 2,643 households, 34.40% raised children under the age of 18, 62.90% were married couples, in 6.40% of families women lived without husbands, 28.00% did not have families. 24.30% of the total number of families at the time of the census lived independently, while 10.90% were single elderly people aged 65 years and older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.

According to the 2000 census, the population of the district according to the age range was as follows: 26.80% - residents under 18 years of age, 6.40% - between 18 and 24 years old, 27.50% - from 25 to 44 years old, 22.70% - from 45 to 64 years old and 16.70% - at the age of 65 years and older. The average age of the district residents was 39 years. For every 100 women in the county, 98.40 men were accounted for, while for every 100 women 18 years and older, there were 94.60 men also over 18 years old.

The average household income in the district was $ 39,247 , and the average household income in the district was $ 44,877. At the same time, men had an average income of $ 29,987 per year, compared to $ 20,081 of the average annual income for women. The per capita income for the county was $ 18,118 per year. 5.50% of the total number of families in the district and 8.50% of the total population were below the poverty line at the time of the census, with 10.00% of those under the age of 18 and 6.80% of those aged 65 and older.

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Cities

• Minden

Villages

• Extell
• Hertwell
• Norman
• Wilcox

Unincluded territories

• Dobitown

Townships

• Blaine
• Cosmo
• Eton
• Grant
• Hayes
• Liberty
• Lincoln
• Logan
• Lowell
• May
• Mirage
• Newark
• Oneida
• Sherman