Hayes County, Nebraska

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Hayes County
County
Hayes County, Nebraska courthouse from SE 1.JPG
Hayes County courthouse in Hayes Center
Map of Nebraska highlighting Hayes County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
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Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°32′N101°04′W / 40.53°N 101.06°W / 40.53; -101.06
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska
Founded1877 (founded)
February 19, 1884 (organized)
Named for Rutherford B. Hayes
Seat Hayes Center
Largest village Palisade
Area
 • Total
713 sq mi (1,850 km2)
 • Land713 sq mi (1,850 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.03%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
856 Decrease2.svg
 • Density1.2/sq mi (0.5/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 3rd
Website www.hayescounty.ne.gov

Hayes County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 856. [1] Its county seat is Hayes Center. [2] The county was created in 1877, and was organized in 1884. [3] [4] [5] It was named for Rutherford B. Hayes, the US President at the time of the county's creation. [6] In the Nebraska license plate system, Hayes County is represented by the prefix 79 (it had the seventy-ninth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Contents

Geography

The terrain of Hayes County is hilly. The flattened hilltops are largely used for center pivot irrigation. Small creeks and streams drain the upper elevations; the largest is Red Willow Creek, which drains to Hugh Butler Lake just east of the SE corner of Hayes County, in Frontier County. [7] The county has a total area of 713 square miles (1,850 km2), of which 713 square miles (1,850 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.03%) is water. [8]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 119—
1890 3,9533,221.8%
1900 2,708−31.5%
1910 3,01111.2%
1920 3,32710.5%
1930 3,6038.3%
1940 2,958−17.9%
1950 2,404−18.7%
1960 1,919−20.2%
1970 1,530−20.3%
1980 1,356−11.4%
1990 1,222−9.9%
2000 1,068−12.6%
2010 967−9.5%
2020 856−11.5%
US Decennial Census [9]
1790-1960 [10] 1900-1990 [11]
1990-2000 [12] 2010 [13]

As of the 2000 United States Census, [14] there were 1,068 people, 430 households, and 312 families in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (0.77 people/km2). There were 526 housing units at an average density of 0.7 units per square mile (0.27/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.19% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.28% Asian, 1.78% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 2.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 430 households, out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.00% were married couples living together, 2.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

The county population contains 26.60% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 21.50% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $31,125. Males had a median income of $19,211 versus $16,806 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,099. About 14.60% of families and 18.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.20% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Villages

Unincorporated community

Townships

Hayes County has not been subdivided into townships, unlike most other Nebraska counties.

Former communities

  • Carrico
  • Eddy
  • Elmer
  • Estel
  • Galena
  • Highland
  • Hope
  • Hudson
  • Marengo
  • Norris
  • Robert
  • Strickland
  • Sullivan
  • Thornburgh
  • White

Politics

Hayes County voters have long been strongly Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate. In 2024, Donald Trump received 95.55% of the vote, the highest percentage ever for a Republican.

United States presidential election results for Hayes County, Nebraska [15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 47295.55%193.85%30.61%
2020 49492.16%346.34%81.49%
2016 47291.83%305.84%122.33%
2012 47688.31%519.46%122.23%
2008 46183.36%8515.37%71.27%
2004 52487.63%6611.04%81.34%
2000 48685.11%6611.56%193.33%
1996 43977.02%8715.26%447.72%
1992 36255.35%8513.00%20731.65%
1988 51275.07%16023.46%101.47%
1984 59385.45%10114.55%00.00%
1980 61784.52%8211.23%314.25%
1976 41159.14%26738.42%172.45%
1972 48679.80%12320.20%00.00%
1968 49671.26%12718.25%7310.49%
1964 50358.15%36241.85%00.00%
1960 69971.33%28128.67%00.00%
1956 72670.01%31129.99%00.00%
1952 93280.90%22019.10%00.00%
1948 52955.86%41844.14%00.00%
1944 78266.89%38733.11%00.00%
1940 75955.93%59844.07%00.00%
1936 65444.13%81855.20%100.67%
1932 50633.55%96263.79%402.65%
1928 91765.83%44031.59%362.58%
1924 47542.60%28825.83%35231.57%
1920 51266.41%20726.85%526.74%
1916 21933.33%38258.14%568.52%
1912 10617.94%18931.98%29650.08%
1908 35952.10%27740.20%537.69%
1904 33562.97%11020.68%8716.35%
1900 30849.20%28445.37%345.43%

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References

  1. ↑ "Hayes County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 72. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Hayes County, Nebraska" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. March 1, 1991. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ "Hayes County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p.  153.
  7. ↑ Hayes County NE Google Maps (accessed 22 January 2019)
  8. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
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  15. ↑ Election Results

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