Editing Furnas County, Nebraska

{{Short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Furnas County
| state              = Nebraska
| founded            = 1873
| seat wl            = Beaver City
| largest city wl    = Cambridge
| area_total_sq_mi   = 721
| area_land_sq_mi    = 719
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.5
| area percentage    = 0.2%
| census estimate yr = 2021
| pop                = 4,636
| density_sq_mi      = 6.6
| web                = www.furnascounty.ne.gov/
| ex image           = Furnas County Courthouse from SW 2.JPG
| ex image cap       = Furnas County Courthouse in Beaver City
| district           = 3rd
| time zone          = Central
| named for          = [[Robert W. Furnas]]
}}
'''Furnas County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 4,636.<ref name="CountyPop2020-2021">{{cite web |title=County Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Beaver City, Nebraska|Beaver City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The county was named for [[Robert Wilkinson Furnas]], the second governor of the state of Nebraska.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n132 133]}}</ref>

In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Furnas County is represented by the prefix 38 (it had the thirty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

==Geography==
Furnas County lies on the south line of Nebraska. The south boundary line of Furnas County abuts the north boundary line of the state of [[Kansas]]. The [[Republican River]] flows eastward across the upper central part of the county.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|721|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|719|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2013|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 7, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 6 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 6]]
* [[File:US 34.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 34 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 34]]
* [[File:US 136.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 136 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 136]]
* [[File:US 283.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 283 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 283]]
* [[File:N-46.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 46]]
* [[File:N-47.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 47]]
* [[File:N-89.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 89]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Harlan County, Nebraska|Harlan County]] – east
* [[Norton County, Kansas]] – south
* [[Decatur County, Kansas]] – southwest
* [[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow County]] – west
* [[Frontier County, Nebraska|Frontier County]] – northwest
* [[Gosper County, Nebraska|Gosper County]] – north
* [[Phelps County, Nebraska|Phelps County]] – northeast
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 6407
|1890= 9840
|1900= 12373
|1910= 12083
|1920= 11657
|1930= 12140
|1940= 10098
|1950= 9385
|1960= 7711
|1970= 6897
|1980= 6486
|1990= 5553
|2000= 5324
|2010= 4959
|2020= 4636
|estyear=2021
|estimate=4604
|estref=<ref name="CountyPop2020-2021"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ne190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31065.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 19, 2013|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607145935/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31065.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 5,324 people, 2,278 households, and 1,489 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 2,730 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.22% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 45.6% were of [[Germans|German]], 13.8% [[United States|American]], 11.4% [[English people|English]], 7.4% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 5.2% [[Swedish people|Swedish]] ancestry.

There were 2,278 households, out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 32.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88.

The county population contained 24.10% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 22.80% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 23.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,498, and the median income for a family was $37,000. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $19,918 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,223. About 6.90% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.50% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

=== Cities ===

* [[Arapahoe, Nebraska|Arapahoe]]
* [[Beaver City, Nebraska|Beaver City]] (county seat)
* [[Cambridge, Nebraska|Cambridge]]

=== Villages ===

* [[Edison, Nebraska|Edison]]
* [[Hendley, Nebraska|Hendley]]
* [[Holbrook, Nebraska|Holbrook]]
* [[Oxford, Nebraska|Oxford]] (partial)
* [[Wilsonville, Nebraska|Wilsonville]]

=== Unincorporated communities ===

* [[Hollinger, Nebraska|Hollinger]]
* [[Precept, Nebraska|Precept]]

==Politics==
Furnas County voters have been strongly Republican since its beginning. In only one national election since 1916 the county been carried by a Democratic Party presidential candidate.
{{PresHead|place=Furnas County, Nebraska|source=<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS Election Results]</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,043|358|18|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,163|399|40|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,921|304|115|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,782|423|35|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,725|556|47|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,950|492|25|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,849|534|48|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,475|663|273|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,365|624|812|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,830|791|24|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,363|579|24|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,483|536|153|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|1,851|1,132|91|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,282|676|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,137|701|223|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,011|1,669|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,854|1,091|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,894|1,111|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,464|1,018|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,258|1,494|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,870|1,329|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|3,316|1,797|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|2,842|2,482|100|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,087|3,303|87|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,760|1,339|40|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,378|1,534|816|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,445|1,371|223|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,163|1,607|105|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|354|1,266|947|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,400|1,618|107|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,569|393|580|Nebraska}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Republican|1,321|1,319|64|Nebraska}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska#Furnas County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Furnas County NE]]
* [[Medicine Creek (Republican River tributary)]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Furnas County, Nebraska}}
{{Official website|http://www.furnascounty.ne.gov/}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Furnas County, Nebraska
|North     = [[Gosper County, Nebraska|Gosper County]]
|Northeast = [[Phelps County, Nebraska|Phelps County]]
|East      = [[Harlan County, Nebraska|Harlan County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Norton County, Kansas]]
|Southwest = [[Decatur County, Kansas]]
|West      = [[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow County]]
|Northwest = [[Frontier County, Nebraska|Frontier County]]
}}

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[[Category:Nebraska counties]]
[[Category:1873 establishments in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1873]]