Furnas County, Nebraska: Difference between revisions

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox U.S. county Furnas County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 4,636.<ref name="CountyPop2020-2021">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Beaver City.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was named for Robert Wilkinson Furnas, the second governor of the state of Nebraska.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In the 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 US Census Bureau, the county has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.2%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Harlan County – east
Norton County, Kansas – south
Decatur County, Kansas – southwest
Red Willow County – west
Frontier County – northwest
Gosper County – north
Phelps County – northeast

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Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the 2000 United States Census,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> there were 5,324 people, 2,278 households, and 1,489 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,730 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.22% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.6% were of German, 13.8% American, 11.4% English, 7.4% Irish and 5.2% 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 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.