CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA

'Cedar County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 9,615. Its county seat is Hartington⁶.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Cedar County is represented by the prefix 13 (it had the thirteenth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Contents

Geography

Adjacent Counties

Online Media

Demographics

Cities, villages and unincorporated communities

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,932 km² (746 mi²). 1,917 km² (740 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.75%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

★ Clay County, South Dakota - northeast

★ Dixon County, Nebraska - east

★ Wayne County, Nebraska - southeast

★ Pierce County, Nebraska - southwest

★ Knox County, Nebraska - west

★ Yankton County, South Dakota - northwest

Online Media

★ Cedar-County.com - Cedar County Online

Demographics

'Cedar County Population by decade'

1860 - 246 1870 - 1,032 1880 - 2,899 1890 - 7,028 1900 - 12,467 1910 - 15,191 1920 - 16,225 1930 - 16,427 1940 - 15,126 1950 - 13,843 1960 - 13,368 1970 - 12,192 1980 - 11,375 1990 - 10,131 2000 - 9,615

As of the census² of 2000, there were 9,615 people, 3,623 households, and 2,565 families residing in the county. The population density was 5/km² (13/mi²). There were 4,200 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.07% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,623 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.60% were married couples living together, 4.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the county the population was spread out with 29.40% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,435, and the median income for a family was $39,422. Males had a median income of $26,707 versus $18,370 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,514. About 6.30% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, villages and unincorporated communities

★ Belden

★ Bow Valley

★ Coleridge

★ Fordyce

★ Hartington

★ Laurel

★ Magnet

★ Obert

★ Randolph

★ St. Helena

★ Wynot

★ South Yankton