Editing Hitchcock County, Nebraska

{{Short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Hitchcock County
 | state                = Nebraska
 | founded              = 1873
 | seat wl              = Trenton
 | largest city wl      = Culbertson
 | city type            = village
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 718
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 710
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 8.5
 | area percentage      = 1.2%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 2616
 | density_sq_mi        = 4.0
 | web                  = http://www.hitchcockcounty.ne.gov/
 | ex image             = Hitchcock County (Nebraska) courthouse from SW.JPG
 | ex image cap         = Hitchcock County courthouse in Trenton
 | district             = 3rd
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[Phineas Hitchcock]]
}}
'''Hitchcock County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 2,616.<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=US Census Bureau|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US31087|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 30, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501035311/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US31087|archive-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Trenton, Nebraska|Trenton]].<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>

In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Hitchcock County is represented by the prefix 67 (it had the sixty-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

==History==
Hitchcock County was formed in 1873.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InM_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA118|title=History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Vol. 1| publisher=S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.|author=Burr, George L.|year=1921|page=118}}</ref> It was named for US Senator [[Phineas Warren Hitchcock]].<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/n156 157]}}</ref>

The [[Massacre Canyon]] battle between Sioux and Pawnee took place on August 5, 1873, at a spot three miles east of Trenton.

==Geography==
The terrain of Hitchcock County consists of rolling low hills. The flattened hilltops are used for agriculture; mostly [[dry farming]] with some [[center pivot irrigation]]. The Republican River flows eastward through the central part of the county. The county has a total area of {{convert|718|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|710|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.5|sqmi}} (1.2%) 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 8, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

The eastern two-thirds of the state of Nebraska observes [[Central Time Zone|Central Time]]; the western portion of the state observes [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]. Hitchcock County is the westernmost county to observe Central Time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Map of Central/Mountain Time Zone Division Line |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=mountain+time+zone&hl=en&authuser=0&tbm=isch&ictx=1&fir=a9kamis5nTXGTM%253A%252C8ppDD8mar1XWWM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kSSOih4OwVnVKu_7jaiV6xSgt8E-A&sqi=2#imgrc=a9kamis5nTXGTM |access-date=January 22, 2019}}</ref>

===Lakes===
*Swanson Lake: formed by a dam on the [[Republican River]], between Stratton and Trenton.

===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:N-17.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 17]]
* [[File:N-25.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 25]]
* [[File:N-25A.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 25A]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow County]] – east
* [[Rawlins County, Kansas]] – south
* [[Dundy County, Nebraska|Dundy County]] – west (Mountain Time border)
* [[Hayes County, Nebraska|Hayes County]] – north
* [[Frontier County, Nebraska|Frontier County]] –northeast
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1012
|1890= 5799
|1900= 4409
|1910= 5415
|1920= 6045
|1930= 7269
|1940= 6404
|1950= 5867
|1960= 4829
|1970= 4051
|1980= 4079
|1990= 3750
|2000= 3111
|2010= 2908
|2020= 2616
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2586
|estref=<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>
|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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name=QF/>
}}

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 3,111 people, 1,287 households, and 899 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.36% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 1,287 households, out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89.

The county population contained 23.80% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 22.60% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 22.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,287, and the median income for a family was $34,490. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $18,879 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,804. About 10.90% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

=== Villages ===
* [[Culbertson, Nebraska|Culbertson]]
* [[Palisade, Nebraska|Palisade]] (partial)
* [[Stratton, Nebraska|Stratton]]
* [[Trenton, Nebraska|Trenton]] (county seat)

===Former communities===
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* Beverly
* Blackwood
* Cornell<ref>[https://roadsidethoughts.com/ne/cornell-xx-hitchcock-profile.htm Cornell (Hitchcock County) NE]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cornell+Church/@40.0610344,-100.9950033,12.75z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8775a3a4adc03467:0x9575e8eba5d0c6fe!2sHitchcock+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d40.1844599!4d-101.0711758!3m4!1s0x87757312a00b0df3:0xf447c7d2a230155b!8m2!3d40.0136796!4d-100.9471893 ''Cornell Church''  Google Maps (accessed 22 January 2019)]</ref>
* Dike
* Driftwood
* Meeker
* Poe
* Rill
* Rupert
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==Politics==
Hitchcock County is strongly Republican in presidential elections. Since 1900, the county has failed to back the Republican candidate in only five presidential elections, most recently in 1936 in the midst of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s national landslide victory. Republicans also hold a voter registration advantage of 1,326 registered Republicans compared with just 262 registered Democrats in Hitchcock County as of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=January 8, 2021|title=2021 Eligible Voter Statistics|url=https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/voter-registration-statistics|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=Nebraska Secretary of State}}</ref>
{{PresHead|place=Hitchcock County, Nebraska|whig=no|source1=<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS Election Results]</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,269|152|18|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,264|175|31|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,232|161|75|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,178|274|43|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,001|346|32|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,171|296|19|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,126|312|42|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|977|409|183|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|824|359|548|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,132|480|18|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,391|341|7|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,474|329|160|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|898|786|48|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,339|364|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,173|387|193|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,149|946|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,634|678|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,570|741|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,008|669|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,208|923|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,556|877|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,663|1,188|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,285|1,738|22|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,168|1,772|43|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,022|698|23|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|987|633|535|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,127|615|88|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|435|733|35|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|128|471|458|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|633|632|31|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|598|166|215|Nebraska}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Democratic|450|528|14|Nebraska}}

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

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

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Hitchcock County, Nebraska
|North     = [[Hayes County, Nebraska|Hayes County]]
|Northeast = [[Frontier County, Nebraska|Frontier County]]
|East      = [[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow County]]
|South     = [[Rawlins County, Kansas]]
|West      = [[Dundy County, Nebraska|Dundy County]]
}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1873]]