Hitchcock County, Nebraska

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Hitchcock County
Hitchcock County (Nebraska) courthouse from SW.JPG
Hitchcock County courthouse in Trenton
Map of Nebraska highlighting Hitchcock County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
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Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°11′N101°02′W / 40.18°N 101.04°W / 40.18; -101.04
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska
Founded1873
Named for Phineas Hitchcock
Seat Trenton
Largest village Culbertson
Area
  Total718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
  Land710 sq mi (1,800 km2)
  Water8.5 sq mi (22 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2020)
  Total2,616
  Density4.0/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 3rd
Website www.hitchcockcounty.ne.gov

Hitchcock County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 2,616. [1] Its county seat is Trenton. [2]

Contents

In the Nebraska license plate system, Hitchcock County is represented by the prefix 67 (it had the sixty-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Hitchcock County was formed in 1873. [3] It was named for US Senator Phineas Warren Hitchcock. [4]

The Massacre Canyon battle between Sioux and Pawnee took place on August 5, 1873, at a spot three miles east of Trenton.

Geography

The terrain of Hitchcock County consists of rolling low hills. The flattened hilltops are used for agriculture; mostly dry farming with some center pivot irrigation. The Republican River flows eastward through the central part of the county. The county has a total area of 718 square miles (1,860 km2), of which 710 square miles (1,800 km2) is land and 8.5 square miles (22 km2) (1.2%) is water. [5]

The eastern two-thirds of the state of Nebraska observes Central Time; the western portion of the state observes Mountain Time. Hitchcock County is the westernmost county to observe Central Time. [6]

Lakes

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 1,012
1890 5,799473.0%
1900 4,409−24.0%
1910 5,41522.8%
1920 6,04511.6%
1930 7,26920.2%
1940 6,404−11.9%
1950 5,867−8.4%
1960 4,829−17.7%
1970 4,051−16.1%
1980 4,0790.7%
1990 3,750−8.1%
2000 3,111−17.0%
2010 2,908−6.5%
2020 2,616−10.0%
2021 (est.)2,586 [7] −1.1%
US Decennial Census [8]
1790-1960 [9] 1900-1990 [10]
1990-2000 [11] 2010-2013 [1]

As of the 2000 United States Census, [12] there were 3,111 people, 1,287 households, and 899 families in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1.5 people/km2). There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of 2 units per square mile (0.77/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.36% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 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.

The county population contained 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 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.

Communities

Villages

Former communities

  • Beverly
  • Blackwood
  • Cornell [13] [14]
  • Dike
  • Driftwood
  • Meeker
  • Poe
  • Rill
  • Rupert

Politics

Hitchcock County is strongly Republican in presidential elections. Since 1900, the county has failed to back the Republican candidate in only five presidential elections, most recently in 1936 in the midst of Franklin D. Roosevelt's national landslide victory. Republicans also hold a voter registration advantage of 1,326 registered Republicans compared with just 262 registered Democrats in Hitchcock County as of 2021. [15]

United States presidential election results for Hitchcock County, Nebraska [16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 1,26485.99%17511.90%312.11%
2016 1,23283.92%16110.97%755.11%
2012 1,17878.80%27418.33%432.88%
2008 1,00172.59%34625.09%322.32%
2004 1,17178.80%29619.92%191.28%
2000 1,12676.08%31221.08%422.84%
1996 97762.27%40926.07%18311.66%
1992 82447.60%35920.74%54831.66%
1988 1,13269.45%48029.45%181.10%
1984 1,39179.99%34119.61%70.40%
1980 1,47475.09%32916.76%1608.15%
1976 89851.85%78645.38%482.77%
1972 1,33978.63%36421.37%00.00%
1968 1,17366.91%38722.08%19311.01%
1964 1,14954.84%94645.16%00.00%
1960 1,63470.67%67829.33%00.00%
1956 1,57067.94%74132.06%00.00%
1952 2,00875.01%66924.99%00.00%
1948 1,20856.69%92343.31%00.00%
1944 1,55663.95%87736.05%00.00%
1940 1,66358.33%1,18841.67%00.00%
1936 1,28542.20%1,73857.08%220.72%
1932 1,16839.16%1,77259.40%431.44%
1928 2,02273.71%69825.45%230.84%
1924 98745.80%63329.37%53524.83%
1920 1,12761.58%61533.61%884.81%
1916 43536.16%73360.93%352.91%
1912 12812.11%47144.56%45843.33%
1908 63348.84%63248.77%312.39%
1904 59861.08%16616.96%21521.96%
1900 45045.36%52853.23%141.41%

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  16. Election Results

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