Editing Frontier County, Nebraska

{{Short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Frontier County
| state              = Nebraska
| founded            = 1872
| seat wl            = Stockville
| largest city wl    = Curtis
| area_total_sq_mi   = 980
| area_land_sq_mi    = 975
| area_water_sq_mi   = 5.5
| area percentage    = 0.6%
| census yr          = 2020
| pop                = 2519
| density_sq_mi      = auto
| web                = http://www.co.frontier.ne.us/
| ex image           = Frontier County, Nebraska courthouse from SE.JPG
| ex image cap       = Frontier County Courthouse in Stockville
| district           = 3rd
| time zone          = Central
}}
'''Frontier County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 2,519.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frontier County, Nebraska |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Frontier_County,_Nebraska?g=050XX00US31063 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Stockville, Nebraska|Stockville]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Frontier County is represented by the prefix 60 (it had the sixtieth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).  However, Frontier County has only been a frontier county by the [[United States Census Bureau]]'s definition (fewer than 6 people per square mile) since approximately 1950.

==History==
Frontier County was formed in 1872.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Burr, George L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InM_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA110 |title=History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Vol. 1 |publisher=S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. |year=1921 |page=110}}</ref> It was named for its location along the frontier border in the late 19th century.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gannett, Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |year=1905 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n131 132]}}</ref>

The courthouse was completed in 1889.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stockville, Frontier County |url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/frontier/stockville/ |access-date=August 9, 2014 |website=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies |publisher=University of Nebraska}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|980|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|975|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.5|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 83.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 83 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 83]]
* [[File:N-18.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 18]]
* [[File:N-21.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 21]]
* [[File:N-23.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 23]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Gosper County, Nebraska|Gosper County]] – east
* [[Furnas County, Nebraska|Furnas County]] –southeast
* [[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow County]] – south
* [[Hitchcock County, Nebraska|Hitchcock County]] – southwest
* [[Hayes County, Nebraska|Hayes County]] – west
* [[Lincoln County, Nebraska|Lincoln County]] – north
* [[Dawson County, Nebraska|Dawson County]] – northeast
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
* Hugh Butler Lake / Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area (part)<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Red+Willow+Reservoir+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+McCook,+NE+69001/@40.3875463,-100.7365954,12.5z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x879e15feb036b75d:0xee773c205316d8b6!2sFrontier+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d40.5744778!4d-100.3497895!3m4!1s0x877588ff5c612335:0x9b9b535726192171!8m2!3d40.338563!4d-100.6703854 '' Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area, McCook NE''  Google Maps (accessed 21 January 2019)]</ref>
* Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Medicine+Creek+Reservoir+State+Recreation+Area/@40.4578687,-100.4383691,12z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x879e15feb036b75d:0xee773c205316d8b6!2sFrontier+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d40.5744778!4d-100.3497895!3m4!1s0x879e47428966ddab:0x5e5a19439c2db868!8m2!3d40.4036274!4d-100.2474117 ''Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area''  Google Maps (accessed 21 January 2019)]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 934
|1890= 8497
|1900= 8781
|1910= 8572
|1920= 8540
|1930= 8114
|1940= 6417
|1950= 5282
|1960= 4311
|1970= 3982
|1980= 3647
|1990= 3101
|2000= 3099
|2010= 2756
|2020= 2519
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|estimate=
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|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ne190090.txt |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31063.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607145918/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31063.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=September 19, 2013 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 3,099 people, 1,192 households, and 828 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 1,543 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.29% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 45.8% were of [[Germans|German]], 12.8% [[English people|English]], 6.3% [[United States|American]] and 6.1% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 1,192 households, out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% 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 contained 26.00% under the age of 18, 11.30% from 18 to 24, 22.80% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,038, and the median income for a family was $38,664. Males had a median income of $25,792 versus $16,941 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,648. About 9.30% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

=== City ===

* [[Curtis, Nebraska|Curtis]]

=== Villages ===

* [[Eustis, Nebraska|Eustis]]
* [[Maywood, Nebraska|Maywood]]
* [[Moorefield, Nebraska|Moorefield]]
* [[Stockville, Nebraska|Stockville]] (county seat)

=== Unincorporated communities ===

* [[Freedom, Nebraska|Freedom]]
* [[Orafino, Nebraska|Orafino]]
* [[Quick, Nebraska|Quick]]

==Politics==
Frontier County voters are strongly Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2024). The polarization has increased in recent years with Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] winning 85.8% of the vote in 2024, a record in the county.
{{PresHead|place=Frontier County, Nebraska|whig=no|source1=<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS Election Results]</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 579 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 120 votes and [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 37 votes.</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,213|185|15|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,229|189|28|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,110|161|57|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,007|271|27|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,034|349|21|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,160|275|32|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,102|244|47|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|901|310|176|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|785|302|484|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,057|384|18|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,351|258|8|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,346|259|93|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|994|588|53|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,315|324|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,183|345|157|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,090|841|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,615|582|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,602|634|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,980|589|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,307|846|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,855|758|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|2,069|1,062|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,576|1,883|50|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,353|2,188|54|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,335|879|40|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,497|599|768|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,750|673|147|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|736|1,138|100|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|293|657|736|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,098|847|109|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|993|190|428|Nebraska}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Republican|930|810|50|Nebraska}}

==See also==
* [[Medicine Creek (Republican River tributary)]] 
* [[Mowry Bluff Archeological Site]] 
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska#Frontier County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Frontier County, Nebraska]]

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Frontier County, Nebraska
|North     = [[Lincoln County, Nebraska|Lincoln County]]
|Northeast = [[Dawson County, Nebraska|Dawson County]]
|East      = [[Gosper County, Nebraska|Gosper County]]
|Southeast = [[Furnas County, Nebraska|Furnas County]]
|South     = [[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow County]]
|Southwest = [[Hitchcock County, Nebraska|Hitchcock County]]
|West      = [[Hayes County, Nebraska|Hayes County]]
|Northwest =
}}

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[[Category:Frontier County, Nebraska| ]]
[[Category:Nebraska counties]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1872]]