Box Butte County, Nebraska

Box Butte County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 11,308.[1] Its county seat is Alliance.[2] The county was formed in 1886; it took its name from a large box-shaped butte north of Alliance.

Box Butte County
U.S. county
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°13′N 103°05′W
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1886
SeatAlliance
Largest cityAlliance
Area
 • Total1,078 sq mi (2,790 km2)
 • Land1,075 sq mi (2,780 km2)
 • Water2.5 sq mi (6 km2)  0.2%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2018)
10,772
 • Density10.1/sq mi (3.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websiteboxbuttecounty.us
Box Butte County

In the Nebraska license plate system, Box Butte County is represented by the prefix 65 (it had the sixty-fifth largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Box Butte County was formed as part of a series of partitionings of the Nebraska Panhandle. In 1883, the Nebraska legislature divided the Panhandle into two counties, Sioux and Cheyenne. In 1885 the original Sioux County was divided into three counties: Sioux, Dawes, and Sheridan. Because of the distance to the county seat of Chadron, residents of southern Dawes County asked that it be split off; in 1886, the legislature created Box Butte County. The new county was named after a butte in the northern part of the county; prior to the county's formation, its name had been used in advertisements by railroad companies seeking to entice settlers to the area.[3][4]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Box Butte County is represented by the prefix 65 (it had the 65th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,078 square miles (2,790 km2), of which 1,075 square miles (2,780 km2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) (11%) is water.[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18905,494—
19005,5721.4%
19106,13110.0%
19208,40737.1%
193011,86141.1%
194010,736−9.5%
195012,27914.4%
196011,688−4.8%
197010,094−13.6%
198013,69635.7%
199013,130−4.1%
200012,158−7.4%
201011,308−7.0%
2018 (est.)10,772[6]−4.7%
US Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[1]

As of the 2000 United States Census,[11] there were 12,158 people, 4,780 households, and 3,298 families in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km2). There were 5,488 housing units at an average density of 5 per square ;mile (2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.84% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 2.74% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.55% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. 7.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.4% were of German, 8.4% English, 8.1% Irish and 5.3% American ancestry.

There were 4,780 households, out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05.

The county population contained 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,366, and the median income for a family was $46,670. Males had a median income of $36,966 versus $21,762 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,407. About 9.70% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

Village

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated places

Politics

Box Butte County voters have been reliably Republican for decades; since 1940, the county has selected the Republican Party presidential candidate in every national election (as of 2020).

Presidential election results
Presidential Elections Results[12]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020 77.0% 4,002 20.2% 1,051 2.8% 147
2016 73.5% 3,617 19.6% 965 7.0% 342
2012 61.0% 2,869 36.0% 1,692 3.1% 144
2008 58.9% 2,932 37.9% 1,886 3.2% 161
2004 65.9% 3,396 32.2% 1,657 1.9% 99
2000 63.0% 3,208 31.7% 1,614 5.3% 267
1996 49.4% 2,458 35.8% 1,782 14.8% 735
1992 38.7% 2,203 34.2% 1,942 27.1% 1,542
1988 56.4% 3,253 42.8% 2,468 0.8% 45
1984 72.6% 4,011 26.6% 1,471 0.8% 43
1980 70.7% 3,912 21.8% 1,208 7.5% 412
1976 64.6% 2,956 33.1% 1,516 2.3% 107
1972 78.1% 3,431 21.9% 960
1968 67.5% 2,728 26.0% 1,052 6.5% 263
1964 58.1% 2,725 41.9% 1,968
1960 62.6% 3,157 37.4% 1,886
1956 68.7% 2,991 31.3% 1,362
1952 78.1% 4,426 21.9% 1,239
1948 53.8% 2,351 46.3% 2,023
1944 63.3% 2,994 36.7% 1,736
1940 57.3% 2,942 42.7% 2,195
1936 36.7% 1,711 62.2% 2,900 1.1% 52
1932 39.2% 1,772 59.4% 2,688 1.4% 65
1928 70.7% 3,028 28.9% 1,238 0.4% 16
1924 42.5% 1,506 23.0% 814 34.6% 1,225
1920 65.1% 1,630 30.2% 756 4.7% 117
1916 37.6% 591 58.2% 914 4.1% 65
1912 17.7% 227 40.3% 518 42.0% 539[13]
1908 45.1% 600 51.4% 684 3.6% 48
1904 66.7% 668 21.7% 217 11.6% 116
1900 57.4% 707 40.1% 494 2.4% 30

See also

Notes
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. Kooiman and Butterfield (1996), p. 24.
  4. Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names, p. 20. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  5. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  6. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  7. "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  8. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  9. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  10. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  11. "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. Election Results
  13. The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 423 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 97 votes and Write-in candidate Eugene Chafin received 19 votes.

References

Kooiman, Barbara A., and Elizabeth A. Butterfield (1996). "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey: Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Box Butte County, Nebraska". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

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