Loup County, Nebraska

Loup County, Nebraska
Loup County Courthouse in Taylor
Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1883
Seat	Taylor
Largest village	Taylor
Area
• Total	571 sq mi (1,479 km2)
• Land	568 sq mi (1,471 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7 km2), 0.13%
Population
• (2010)	632
• Density	1.1/sq mi (0/km²)
Congressional district	3rd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Loup County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 632, making it the fifth-least populous county in Nebraska and the tenth-least populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Taylor. The county was named after the Pawnee Loup Indians.

In the 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

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 571 square miles (1,480 km²), of which 568 square miles (1,470 km²) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²) (0.5%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 183
• Nebraska Highway 91
• Nebraska Highway 96

Adjacent counties

• Holt County (northeast)
• Garfield County (east)
• Custer County (south)
• Blaine County (west)
• Brown County (northwest)
• Rock County (north)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	1,662		—
1900	1,305		−21.5%
1910	2,188		67.7%
1920	1,946		−11.1%
1930	1,818		−6.6%
1940	1,777		−2.3%
1950	1,348		−24.1%
1960	1,097		−18.6%
1970	854		−22.2%
1980	859		0.6%
1990	683		−20.5%
2000	712		4.2%
2010	632		−11.2%
Est. 2014	588		−7.0%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

As of the census of 2010, there were 632 people, 289 households, and 206 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.88% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population were Hispanic or 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 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.

In the county the population was spread out with 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

• Almeria
• Taylor (county seat)

See also

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