Editing Saunders County, Nebraska

{{Short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Saunders County
| official_name            = County of Saunders
| settlement_type          = [[County (United States)|County]]
| image_skyline            = Saunders County Courthouse.jpg
| image_caption            = [[Saunders County Courthouse]] in Wahoo
| image_map                = {{Maplink|zoom=8|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=250|frame-align=center|type=shape|fill=#ffffff|fill-opacity=0|stroke-width=3}}
| map_caption              = Interactive map of Saunders County
| image_map1               = Map of Nebraska highlighting Saunders County.svg
| map_caption1             = Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{nowrap|{{US}}}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Nebraska}}
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = January 26, 1856
| established_title1       = Organized
| established_date1        = October 8, 1867
| named_for                = [[Alvin Saunders]]
| seat_type                = [[County seat]]
| seat                     = [[Wahoo, Nebraska|Wahoo]]
| parts_type               = Largest city
| parts                    = Wahoo
| unit_pref                = US
| area_total_sq_mi         = 760
| area_land_sq_mi          = 750
| area_water_sq_mi         = 9.6
| area_water_percent       = 1.3
| elevation_max_ft         = 1365
| elevation_min_ft         = 866
| population_density_sq_mi = 30.8
| population_est           = 23118<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022">{{cite web |title=County Population Totals: 2020–2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref>
| pop_est_as_of            = 2022
| area_code                = [[Area codes 402 and 531|402/531]]
| area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| blank_name_sec1          = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
| blank_info_sec1          = 31155
| blank1_name_sec1         = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info_sec1         = {{GNIS 4|835899}}
| website                  = [https://www.saunderscounty.ne.gov/ saunderscounty.ne.gov]
| timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central]]
| utc_offset               = −6
| timezone_DST             = [[Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = −5
| population_total         = 
}}

'''Saunders County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 22,278.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Saunders_County,_Nebraska?g=050XX00US31155|access-date=June 24, 2023|title=Saunders County, Nebraska|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Wahoo, Nebraska|Wahoo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=7 June 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

Saunders County is included in the [[Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2006/b06-01.pdf|title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|access-date=21 July 2006|author=United States Office of Management and Budget|author-link=United States Office of Management and Budget|pages=5, 36.|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514003222/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2006/b06-01.pdf|archive-date=14 May 2006}}</ref>

In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Saunders County is represented by the prefix 6 (the county had the sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

== History ==
Saunders County was established by an 1856 act of the [[Nebraska Territorial Legislature]], and was organized in 1866;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/reports/Saunders%20County%20Report.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116012729/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/reports/Saunders%20County%20Report.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 16, 2006|title=Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Saunders County|publisher=Nebraska State Historical Society|date=August 2003|access-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/saunders/saunders-p2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030131071711/http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/saunders/saunders-p2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-01-31|title=Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska|last=Andreas|first=A. T.|date=1882|website=The Kansas Collection|access-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref> its boundaries were redefined in 1858.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc|title=Nebraska Place-Names|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Lilian Linder|publisher=University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism|location=Lincoln|date=1925|page=125|access-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref> It was originally named Calhoun County after John Calhoun, surveyor general of Kansas and Nebraska.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://saunderscounty.ne.gov/webpages/about/about.html|access-date=December 2, 2020|title=About Saunders County|website=Saunders County Nebraska}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Perky |first=Charles |date=1915 |title=Past and Present of Saunders County Nebraska, Vol. I |url=http://negenweb.net/NESaunders/1915/1915chap4.html |page=58 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321050402/https://negenweb.net/NESaunders/1915/1915chap4.html |archive-date=21 March 2025 |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref> Other sources contend that it was named for [[John C. Calhoun]] of South Carolina.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061116012729/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/reports/Saunders%20County%20Report.pdf "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey – Saunders County".]}}  {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307215553/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.shtml Nebraska State Historical Society.]}} Retrieved 27 September 2011.</ref> In 1862, during the [[American Civil War]], it was renamed after Nebraska territorial governor [[Alvin Saunders]].<ref>Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925).  [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc "Nebraska Place-Names".]  University of Nebraska Department of English. Retrieved 27 September 2011.</ref>

== Geography ==
Saunders County is bordered on the north and east by the [[Platte River]]. Several local drainages move runoff water from the county eastward into the Platte. The county terrain is composed of low rolling hills,<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Saunders+County,+NE/@41.1037266,-96.6567052,16671m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8796b23a28b0253b:0x9ab4f1c1eb6073b9!8m2!3d41.168563!4d-96.663812 ''Saunders County NE''  Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019)]</ref> which slope eastward and northeastward to the river valley. The county has an area of {{convert|760|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|750|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.6|sqmi}} (1.3%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|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}}</ref>

=== Major highways ===
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* [[File:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 6 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 6]]
* [[File:US 77.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 77 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 77]]
* [[File:N-64.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 64]]
* [[File:N-66.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 66]]
* [[File:N-79.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 79]]
* [[File:N-92.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 92]]
* [[File:N-109.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 109]]
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=== Adjacent counties ===
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* [[Douglas County, Nebraska|Douglas County]] – east
* [[Sarpy County, Nebraska|Sarpy County]] – east
* [[Cass County, Nebraska|Cass County]] – southeast
* [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster County]] – south
* [[Butler County, Nebraska|Butler County]] – west
* [[Dodge County, Nebraska|Dodge County]] – north
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=== Protected areas ===
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* Bramble State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bramble+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Morse+Bluff,+NE+68648/@41.4232432,-96.6911785,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8796b23a28b0253b:0x9ab4f1c1eb6073b9!2sSaunders+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.168563!4d-96.663812!3m4!1s0x87916a6b95cbc977:0x2af1b7d62b1358c6!8m2!3d41.4231562!4d-96.6892089 ''Bramble State Wildlife Management Area, Morse Bluff NE''  Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019)]</ref>
* Czechland Lake Recreation and Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Czechland+Lake+Recreation+and+Wldlf+Mgt+Area,+Prague,+NE+68050/@41.3214494,-96.8462332,13.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8796b23a28b0253b:0x9ab4f1c1eb6073b9!2sSaunders+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.168563!4d-96.663812!3m4!1s0x87913eb07bcc4c1f:0x94521c3c3bb60505!8m2!3d41.3328369!4d-96.8257284 ''Czechland Lake Recreation and Wldlf Mgt Area, Prague NE''  Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019)]</ref>
* Jack Sinn Memorial State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jack+Sinn+Memorial+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Ceresco,+NE+68017/@41.0490309,-96.5792416,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8796b23a28b0253b:0x9ab4f1c1eb6073b9!2sSaunders+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.168563!4d-96.663812!3m4!1s0x8796ad813f54f1e5:0xc983194f80f2f828!8m2!3d41.0494715!4d-96.577004 ''Jack Sinn Memorial State Wildlife Management Area, Ceresco NE''  Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019)]</ref>
* Memphis Lake State Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Memphis+Lake+State+Recreation+Area/@41.0942577,-96.6226677,12z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8796b23a28b0253b:0x9ab4f1c1eb6073b9!2sSaunders+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.168563!4d-96.663812!3m4!1s0x8791552d399e69c7:0x7dcbcdde6056c47b!8m2!3d41.1025094!4d-96.4390182 ''Memphis Lake State Recreation Area''  Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019)]</ref>
* Pioneer State Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pioneer+State+Recreation+Area,+Wahoo,+NE+68066/@41.1144284,-96.6251724,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8796b23a28b0253b:0x9ab4f1c1eb6073b9!2sSaunders+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.168563!4d-96.663812!3m4!1s0x87914ce1bd22974d:0x653447237c771d88!8m2!3d41.1139975!4d-96.6217288 ''Pioneer State Recreation Area, Wahoo NE''  Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019)]</ref>

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== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 4547
| 1880 = 15810
| 1890 = 21577
| 1900 = 22085
| 1910 = 21179
| 1920 = 20589
| 1930 = 20167
| 1940 = 17892
| 1950 = 16923
| 1960 = 17270
| 1970 = 17018
| 1980 = 18716
| 1990 = 18285
| 2000 = 19830
| 2010 = 20780
| 2020 = 22278
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 23463
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022" />
| 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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=2010-03-27 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31155.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=September 22, 2013}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2020 United States census]],<ref name=":0" /> there were 22,278 people and 8,789 households. The [[population density]] was {{convert|29|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 10,424 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.7% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.6% from two or more races. 2.6% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. [https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P1?t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&g=050XX00US31155&y=2010&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20(PL%2094-171)]

As of the [[2010 United States Census]],<ref name=":0" /> there were 20,778 people and 8,040 households. The [[population density]] was {{convert|28|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 9,221 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. 2.0% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. [https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P1?t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&g=050XX00US31155&y=2010&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20(PL%2094-171)]

As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=<nowiki>US Census Bureau]]</nowiki>|access-date=31 January 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 19,830 people, 7,498 households, and 5,443 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|26|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 8,266 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.49% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.55% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 7,498 households, out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.11.

The county population contained 27.90% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,173, and the median income for a family was $49,443. Males had a median income of $33,309 versus $22,922 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,392. About 5.30% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.30% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
* [[Ashland, Nebraska|Ashland]]
* [[Wahoo, Nebraska|Wahoo]] (county seat)
* [[Yutan, Nebraska|Yutan]]

=== Villages ===
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* [[Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska|Cedar Bluffs]]
* [[Ceresco, Nebraska|Ceresco]]
* [[Colon, Nebraska|Colon]]
* [[Ithaca, Nebraska|Ithaca]]
* [[Leshara, Nebraska|Leshara]]
* [[Malmo, Nebraska|Malmo]]
* [[Mead, Nebraska|Mead]]
* [[Memphis, Nebraska|Memphis]]
* [[Morse Bluff, Nebraska|Morse Bluff]]
* [[Prague, Nebraska|Prague]]
* [[Valparaiso, Nebraska|Valparaiso]]
* [[Weston, Nebraska|Weston]]
{{div col end}}
[[File:School 58 Saunders County Nebraska.jpg|thumb|250px|Historic schoolhouse in Saunders County]]

=== Census-designated place ===
* [[Wann, Nebraska|Wann]]

=== Townships ===
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* [[Ashland Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Ashland]]
* [[Bohemia Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Bohemia]]
* [[Center Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Center]]
* [[Chapman Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Chapman]]
* [[Chester Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Chester]]
* [[Clear Creek Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Clear Creek]]
* [[Douglas Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Douglas]]
* [[Elk Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Elk]]
* [[Green Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Green]]
* [[Leshara Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Leshara]]
* [[Marble Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Marble]]
* [[Marietta Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Marietta]]
* [[Mariposa Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Mariposa]]
* [[Morse Bluff Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Morse Bluff]]
* [[Newman Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Newman]]
* [[North Cedar Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|North Cedar]]
* [[Oak Creek Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Oak Creek]]
* [[Pohocco Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Pohocco]]
* [[Richland Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Richland]]
* [[Rock Creek Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Rock Creek]]
* [[South Cedar Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|South Cedar]]
* [[Stocking Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Stocking]]
* [[Union Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Union]]
* [[Wahoo Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Wahoo]]
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== Politics ==
Saunders County voters tend to vote Republican. In only two national elections since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2024)
{{PresHead|place=Saunders County, Nebraska|whig=no|source1=<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS Election Results]</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|9,854|3,558|210|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|9,108|3,331|347|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,555|2,523|782|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,770|3,307|235|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,188|3,767|257|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,441|2,884|164|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,688|2,852|379|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,514|2,777|1,306|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|4,037|2,509|2,606|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,459|3,526|55|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,217|2,467|63|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,223|2,034|649|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,844|3,507|151|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,282|2,501|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,429|1,990|556|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,345|4,172|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,702|3,556|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,973|3,335|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,525|2,962|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,660|3,979|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|6,615|4,199|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,917|4,162|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,773|5,514|300|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,772|6,134|228|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,356|3,793|37|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,499|2,823|1,427|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,733|2,296|194|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,957|2,671|165|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|864|2,080|1,655|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,309|2,679|123|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,880|1,091|818|Nebraska}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Democratic|2,325|2,762|100|Nebraska}}

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

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041017084849/http://www.co.saunders.ne.us/ Saunders County (by Nebraska Rural Web)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041117093824/http://www.nol.org/saunders/ Saunders County Government (website)]
* Mead and Hunt. (2003) ''[http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/epubs/H6000/B009.6954-2003.pdf Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey: Saunders County.]'' Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 8/30/07.

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Saunders County, Nebraska
|North     = [[Dodge County, Nebraska|Dodge County]]
|East      = [[Douglas County, Nebraska|Douglas County]] and [[Sarpy County, Nebraska|Sarpy County]]
|Southeast = [[Cass County, Nebraska|Cass County]]
|South     = [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster County]]
|West      = [[Butler County, Nebraska|Butler County]]
}}

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