Hooker District

Hooker County was formed in 1889 and got its official name in honor of Major General of the Allied Army during the Civil War, Joseph Hooker ^[2] .

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hooker County has a total area of ​​1,870 square kilometers, of which 1,867 square kilometers. kilometers occupies land and 3 square meters. kilometers - water. The area of ​​water resources of the district is 0.05% of its entire area.

Neighboring counties

• Cherry (Nebraska) - North
• Thomas (Nebraska) - East
• McPherson (NE) - South
• Arthur (Nebraska) - a corner in the southwest
• Grant (Nebraska) - West

According to the 2000 census ^[3] , 783 people, 220 families, and 335 households and 440 houses lived in Hooker district. The average population density was 0.0 people per square kilometer. The racial composition of the district according to the census was as follows: 98.72% of whites , 0.38% of Native Americans , 0.13% of Asians , 0.64% of mixed races, 0.13% of other nationalities. Hispanic and Latin American made up 1.02% of all residents in the county.

Of the 335 households, 26.90% raised children under the age of 18, 60.30% were married couples living together, 3.90% had a female family without a husband, and 34.30% had no families. 33.10% of the total number of families at the time of the census lived on their own, while 19.10% were single elderly people aged 65 and over. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90.

According to the 2000 census, the population of the okrug was distributed as follows: 24.00% - residents under 18 years old, 4.10% - between 18 and 24 years old, 21.60% - from 25 to 44 years old, 23.40% - from 45 to 64 years old and 26.90% - aged 65 years and older. The average age of district residents was 45 years. For every 100 women in the county, there were 83.40 men, while for every hundred women 18 years and older, 84.80 men were also over 18 years old.

The average income per household in the district was $ 27,868, and the average income per family in the district was $ 35,114. At the same time, men had an average income of $ 25,234 per year against $ 16,250 of the average annual income of women. The per capita income in the district was 15,513 US dollars per year. 4.90% of the total number of families in the district and 6.90% of the total population were below the poverty line at the time of the census, while 5.30% of them were under the age of 18 and 13.10% at the age of 65 and older.

•   Motorway 2
•   Highway 97

Villages

• Mullen

Others

• Danwell

• Hooker County website