Editing Grant County, Nebraska

{{Short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Grant, Nebraska}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Grant County
| state              = Nebraska
| seal               =
| founded            = March 31, 1887
| seat wl            = Hyannis
| largest city       = Hyannis
| city type          = village
| area_total_sq_mi   = 783
| area_land_sq_mi    = 776
| area_water_sq_mi   = 7.0
| area percentage    = 0.9%
| census yr          = 2020
| pop                = 611
| density_sq_mi      = auto
| time zone          = Mountain
| named for          = [[Ulysses S. Grant]]
| ex image           = Grant County, Nebraska courthouse from NE 2.JPG
| ex image cap       = Grant County Courthouse in Hyannis
| district           = 3rd
|website=https://grantcountyne.gov/}}

'''Grant County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 611,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grant County, Nebraska |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Grant_County,_Nebraska?g=050XX00US31075 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> making it the fourth-least populous county in Nebraska and the [[County statistics of the United States|ninth-least populous county in the United States]]. Its [[county seat]] is [[Hyannis, Nebraska|Hyannis]].<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> The county was founded in 1887 and named for [[Ulysses S. Grant]], 18th President of the United States.<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/n140 141]}}</ref>

In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Grant County is represented by the prefix 92 (it had the ninety-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

==Geography==
Grant County terrain is characterized by continuous waves of east–west oriented rolling hillocks on otherwise flat areas. As a result, the county is dotted with small lakes and reservoirs.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grant+County,+NE/@41.9075212,-101.876811,42239m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8779e0dba3a61b69:0x76b1a77f4b2aed1e!8m2!3d41.8637754!4d-101.7979613 ''Grant County''  Google Maps (accessed 21 January 2019)]</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|783|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|776|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.0|sqmi}} (0.9%) 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===
* [[File:N-2.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 2]]
* [[File:N-61.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 61]]

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col|colwidth=33em}}
* [[Cherry County, Nebraska|Cherry County]] (north)
* [[Hooker County, Nebraska|Hooker County]] (east)
* [[Arthur County, Nebraska|Arthur County]] (south)
* [[Garden County, Nebraska|Garden County]] (west)
* [[Sheridan County, Nebraska|Sheridan County]] (northwest)
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 458
|1900= 763
|1910= 1097
|1920= 1486
|1930= 1427
|1940= 1327
|1950= 1057
|1960= 1009
|1970= 1019
|1980= 877
|1990= 769
|2000= 747
|2010= 614
|2020= 611
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|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 |url-status=live |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 |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/31/31075.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607150045/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31075.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=September 20, 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 747 people, 292 households, and 226 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|0.95|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 449 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.57|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.80% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.80% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. 1.34% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 292 households, out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

The county population contained 29.20% under the age of 18, 5.20% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 27.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 114.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,821, and the median income for a family was $37,011. Males had a median income of $26,319 versus $14,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,815. About 8.20% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.70% of those under age 18 and 0.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

=== Village ===

* [[Hyannis, Nebraska|Hyannis]] (county seat)

=== Unincorporated communities ===
* [[Ashby, Nebraska|Ashby]]
* [[Whitman, Nebraska|Whitman]]

===Ghost town===
* [[Duluth, Nebraska|Duluth]]

==Politics==
Grant County is strongly Republican, having been Donald Trump's strongest county in 2024. The last time it supported a Democrat was in 1936, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won in a 46-state landslide over Alf Landon. Barack Obama is the last candidate from the Democratic Party to even get 10 percent of the vote.{{PresHead|place=Grant County, Nebraska|whig=no|source1=<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS Election Results]</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|375|20|7|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|367|20|18|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|322|30|11|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|318|41|8|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|352|41|3|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|324|49|12|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|258|84|56|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|247|75|127|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|301|89|2|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|406|51|2|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|373|76|16|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|314|116|16|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|376|69|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|311|84|20|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|304|199|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|410|127|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|433|87|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|452|105|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|273|139|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|327|172|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|423|243|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|267|321|2|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|251|395|25|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|398|160|3|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|260|191|83|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|256|141|2|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|157|241|9|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|82|93|61|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|93|101|1|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|113|49|7|Nebraska}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Republican|148|97|5|Nebraska}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska#Grant County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, Nebraska]]

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Grant County, Nebraska
|North     = [[Cherry County, Nebraska|Cherry County]]
|East      = [[Hooker County, Nebraska|Hooker County]]
|South     = [[Arthur County, Nebraska|Arthur County]]
|West      = [[Garden County, Nebraska|Garden County]]
|Northwest = [[Sheridan County, Nebraska|Sheridan County]]
}}

{{Grant County, Nebraska}}
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{{Coord|41.92|-101.74|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-NE_source:UScensus1990}}

[[Category:Grant County, Nebraska| ]]
[[Category:Nebraska counties]]
[[Category:1887 establishments in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1887]]