Grant County, Nebraska

Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 611,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> making it the fourth-least populous county in Nebraska and the ninth-least populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Hyannis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was founded in 1887 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In the Nebraska license plate system, Grant County is represented by the prefix 92 (it had the ninety-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

Grant County terrain is characterized by continuous waves of east–west oriented rolling hillocks on otherwise flat areas. As a result, the county is dotted with small lakes and reservoirs.<ref>Grant County Google Maps (accessed 21 January 2019)</ref>

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.9%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Major highways

• File:N-2.svg Nebraska Highway 2
• File:N-61.svg Nebraska Highway 61

Adjacent counties

• Cherry County (north)
• Hooker County (east)
• Arthur County (south)
• Garden County (west)
• Sheridan County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> there were 747 people, 292 households, and 226 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 449 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.80% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.80% from other races. 1.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 292 households, out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.50% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

The county population contained 29.20% under the age of 18, 5.20% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 27.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 114.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,821, and the median income for a family was $37,011. Males had a median income of $26,319 versus $14,417 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,815. About 8.20% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.70% of those under age 18 and 0.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Village

• Hyannis (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

• Ashby
• Whitman

Ghost town

• Duluth

Politics

Grant County is strongly Republican, having been Donald Trump's strongest county in 2024. The last time it supported a Democrat was in 1936, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won in a 46-state landslide over Alf Landon. Barack Obama is the last candidate from the Democratic Party to even get 10 percent of the vote.Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, Nebraska