Keya Paha County, Nebraska

Keya Paha County (/ˈkɪpəhɔː/ KIP-ə-haw)[1] is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 824.[2] Its county seat is Springview.[3]

Keya Paha County
U.S. county
Keya Paha County Courthouse in Springview
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°53′N 99°43′W
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded4 November 1884
SeatSpringview
Largest villageSpringview
Area
 • Total774 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Land773 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2 km2)  0.1%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2017)
793
 • Density1.0/sq mi (0.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.keya-paha.ne.us

In the Nebraska license plate system, Keya Paha County is represented by the prefix 82 (it had the 82nd-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

The name "Keya Paha" is taken from the Dakota language; literally translated, it means "turtle hill". The Dakota name for a set of small hills was given to the county and to the Keya Paha River, which runs through it.[4]

All land north of the Keya Paha River (which includes a small portion of Keya Paha County and most of neighboring Boyd County) was not originally part of Nebraska at the time of statehood, but was transferred from Dakota Territory in 1882.

Keya Paha County was organized in 1884 of land partitioned from Brown County.[5]

Geography

Keya Paha County lies on the north line of Nebraska. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of the state of South Dakota. The county's terrain consists of low rolling hills, whose level areas are used for agriculture, including center pivot irrigation. The Keya Paha River flows east-southeastward through the northeastern part of the county, while the Niobrara River flows eastward along the south county line. The county has a total area of 774 square miles (2,000 km2), of which 773 square miles (2,000 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (0.1%) is water.[6]

Keya Paha County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.[7]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18903,920—
19003,076−21.5%
19103,45212.2%
19203,5944.1%
19303,203−10.9%
19403,2351.0%
19502,160−33.2%
19601,672−22.6%
19701,340−19.9%
19801,301−2.9%
19901,029−20.9%
2000983−4.5%
2010824−16.2%
2017 (est.)793[8]−3.8%
US Decennial Census[9]
1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11]
1990-2000[12] 2010-2013[2]

As of the 2000 United States Census,[13] there were 983 people, 409 households, and 292 families in the county. The population density was 1.3 people per square mile (0.5/km2); there were 548 housing units at an average density of 0.7 per square mile (0.3/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 99.39% White, 0.20% Native American, and 0.41% from two or more races; 3.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race; 46.7% were of German, 10.6% English, 9.8% American, 7.0% Irish and 6.0% Swedish ancestry.

There were 409 households, out of which 24.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.91.

The county population contained 23.80% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,911, and the median income for a family was $28,287. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $19,107 for females. The per capita income for the county was $11,860. About 22.40% of families and 26.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.30% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

As of 2008, Keya Paha County was the most Republican of all the counties in Nebraska, with 82.7% of its 707 registered voters registered as Republicans.[14] The last Democratic Presidential candidate to win the county was Woodrow Wilson in 1916.[15] In 1994, Ben Nelson was the last Democratic gubernatorial candidate to carry the county.[16]

Presidential election results
Presidential election results[17]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020 89.9% 476 9.3% 49 0.8% 4
2016 88.6% 460 7.7% 40 3.7% 19
2012 81.2% 393 16.5% 80 2.3% 11
2008 76.7% 409 21.6% 115 1.7% 9
2004 80.5% 442 17.9% 98 1.6% 9
2000 82.3% 422 15.2% 78 2.5% 13
1996 72.1% 385 17.6% 94 10.3% 55
1992 58.3% 368 16.6% 105 25.0% 158
1988 75.0% 446 24.4% 145 0.7% 4
1984 79.8% 507 20.2% 128
1980 76.5% 526 18.9% 130 4.7% 32
1976 60.7% 405 36.7% 245 2.6% 17
1972 79.4% 563 20.6% 146
1968 77.0% 531 15.8% 109 7.3% 50
1964 61.3% 506 38.7% 320
1960 72.8% 646 27.2% 241
1956 70.7% 635 29.3% 263
1952 79.1% 785 21.0% 208
1948 57.5% 538 42.5% 397
1944 70.0% 781 30.0% 334
1940 66.7% 1,004 33.3% 502
1936 59.6% 830 39.9% 556 0.5% 7
1932 50.5% 675 48.3% 645 1.2% 16
1928 79.8% 989 18.7% 232 1.5% 19
1924 41.5% 504 20.7% 251 37.9% 460
1920 64.7% 479 29.5% 218 5.8% 43
1916 39.8% 316 50.4% 401 9.8% 78
1912 32.1% 259 27.4% 221 40.5% 327[18]
1908 50.1% 422 42.0% 354 8.0% 67
1904 62.1% 448 13.5% 97 24.4% 176
1900 49.7% 380 46.2% 353 4.1% 31

Communities

See also

References
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  15. Geographie Electorale
  16. David Leip Electoral Atlas (Maps for Nebraska gubernatorial races)
  17. Election Results
  18. The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 246 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 70 votes and Prohibition Eugene Chafin received 11 votes.

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