Perkins County, Nebraska

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Perkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 2,858.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Grant.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the Nebraska license plate system, Perkins County is represented by the prefix 74 (it had the seventy-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Perkins County was organized in 1887. It is believed to have been named for Charles E. Perkins, the president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.<ref>Template:Usurped Template:Usurped Retrieved September 14, 2013.</ref>

Geography

Perkins County lies on the southwest side of Nebraska. Its west boundary line abuts the east boundary line of the state of Colorado. The county terrain consists of arid, low rolling hills. The planar areas are used for agriculture, usually employing center pivot irrigation.<ref>Perkins County NE Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019)</ref> The land slopes to the southeast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The county has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.1%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Most of Nebraska's 93 counties (the eastern 2/3) observe Central Time; the western counties (including Perkins) observe Mountain Time. Perkins County is the easternmost of the Nebraska counties to observe Mountain Time.<ref>Map of Time Zone Line through Nebraska (accessed 22 January 2019)</ref>

Major highways

Adjacent counties

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Lincoln County – east (observes Central Time)
Hayes County – southeast (observes Central Time)
Chase County – south
Phillips County, Colorado – southwest
Sedgwick County, Colorado – west
Deuel County – northwest
Keith County – north

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Demographics

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As of the 2000 United States Census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> there were 3,200 people, 1,275 households, and 893 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 1.34% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. 2.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,275 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.90% were married couples living together, 4.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.

The county population contained 26.60% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,205, and the median income for a family was $42,112. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $19,881 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,830. About 9.50% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.10% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.