Editing Loup County, Nebraska

{{Short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Loup County
| state              = Nebraska
| founded            = 1883
| seat wl            = Taylor
| largest city       = Taylor
| city type          = village
| area_total_sq_mi   = 571
| area_land_sq_mi    = 568
| area_water_sq_mi   = 2.8
| area percentage    = 0.13%
| census yr          = 2020
| pop                = 607
| density_sq_mi      = auto
| web                = http://www.co.loup.ne.us/
| ex image           = Loup County, Nebraska courthouse 2.JPG
| ex image cap       = Loup County Courthouse in Taylor
| district           = 3rd
| time zone          = Central
}}
'''Loup County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 607,<ref>{{cite web|title=Loup County, Nebraska|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Loup_County,_Nebraska?g=050XX00US31115|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> making it Nebraska's fifth-least populous county and the [[County statistics of the United States|tenth-least populous county]] in the United States. Its [[county seat]] is [[Taylor, Nebraska|Taylor]].<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}}</ref> The county was named after the Pawnee Loup Indians.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n190 191]}}</ref>

In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Loup County is represented by the prefix 88 (it had the eighty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

==Geography==
The terrain of Loup County consists of low corrugated flatland, sparsely used for agricultural purposes at present. The ground slopes to the southeast. The [[Calamus River]] runs southeastward through the upper center of the county, feeding into the Calamus Reservoir which lies on the county's east border. The [[North Loup River]] also runs southeastward through the lower center of the county, exiting eastward near the SE corner to run to its junction with the Calamus River at a point east of Loup County.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loup+County,+NE/@41.7731806,-99.5189696,11.51z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x879cbc3d7be3f91f:0xcd9ef212d6f8810b!8m2!3d41.9251335!4d-99.456155 ''Loup County NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|571|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|568|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.8|sqmi}} (0.5%) 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 9, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[File:US 183.svg|25px]]  [[U.S. Route 183 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 183]]
* [[File:N-91.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 91]]
* [[File:N-96.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 96]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Holt County, Nebraska|Holt County]] – northeast
* [[Garfield County, Nebraska|Garfield County]] – east
* [[Custer County, Nebraska|Custer County]] – south
* [[Blaine County, Nebraska|Blaine County]] – west
* [[Brown County, Nebraska|Brown County]] – northwest
* [[Rock County, Nebraska|Rock County]] – north
{{div col end}}

===Protected area===
* Calamus River State Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Calamus+Reservoir+State+Recreation+Area+and+Wildlife+Management+Area/@41.840947,-99.5331921,11.75z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x879cbc3d7be3f91f:0xcd9ef212d6f8810b!2sLoup+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.9251335!4d-99.456155!3m4!1s0x879ca21c0d84fd09:0x3238fa4c32ae9c1b!8m2!3d41.8359326!4d-99.2231941 ''Calamus Reservoir State Recreation Area''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1890 = 1662
| 1900 = 1305
| 1910 = 2188
| 1920 = 1946
| 1930 = 1818
| 1940 = 1777
| 1950 = 1348
| 1960 = 1097
| 1970 = 854
| 1980 = 859
| 1990 = 683
| 2000 = 712
| 2010 = 632
| 2020 = 607
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 599
| 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/loupcountynebraska/PST045222}}</ref> 2020 2022<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31115.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607151142/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31115.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 632 people, 289 households, and 206 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 377 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.7|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.88% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.28% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 289 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.

The county population contained 26.70% under the age of 18, 4.50% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $27,788. Males had a median income of $20,515 versus $20,972 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $12,427. About 14.20% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 11.60% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

=== Village ===
* [[Taylor, Nebraska|Taylor]] (county seat)

=== Unincorporated communities ===
*[[Almeria, Nebraska|Almeria]]
*[[Pioneerville]] pop: 106 (2010)

=== Ghost towns ===
* [[Clothstock]], Inhabited: 1899–1907, Highest population: 38 (1906)
* [[Pickiner]], Inhabited: 1908–1926, Highest population: 76 (1918)

==Politics==
Loup County voters have been strongly Republican since the beginning. In only two national elections since 1900 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
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{{PresRow|2016|Republican|323|48|14|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|290|62|6|Nebraska}}
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{{PresRow|2004|Republican|314|68|4|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|284|84|10|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|229|74|30|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|234|59|99|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|295|98|7|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|323|79|2|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|368|74|28|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|299|140|17|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|345|58|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|331|64|38|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|348|176|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|445|129|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|441|139|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|507|109|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|294|263|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|488|182|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|539|289|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|438|335|14|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|287|389|27|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|594|106|9|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|285|105|204|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|343|117|54|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|164|219|48|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|131|113|214|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|248|170|42|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|223|23|89|Nebraska}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Republican|149|137|3|Nebraska}}

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

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Loup County, Nebraska
|North     = [[Rock County, Nebraska|Rock County]]
|Northeast = [[Holt County, Nebraska|Holt County]]
|East      = [[Garfield County, Nebraska|Garfield County]]
|South     = [[Custer County, Nebraska|Custer County]]
|West      = [[Blaine County, Nebraska|Blaine County]]
|Northwest = [[Brown County, Nebraska|Brown County]]
}}

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