Clay County, Nebraska
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,485 km² (574 mi²). 1,484 km² (573 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.09%) is water.Adjacent Counties
- Fillmore County, Nebraska - (East)
- Nuckolls County, Nebraska - (South)
- Adams County, Nebraska - (West)
- Hamilton County, Nebraska - (North)
Demographics
| Clay County Population by decade | |
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1860 - 165 1870 - 54 1880 - 11,294 1890 - 16,310 1900 - 15,735 1910 - 15,729 1920 - 14,486 1930 - 13,571 1940 - 10,445 1950 - 8,700 1960 - 8,717 1970 - 8,266 1980 - 8,106 1990 - 7,213 2000 - 7,039 | |
There were 2,756 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.70% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,259, and the median income for a family was $39,541. Males had a median income of $28,321 versus $19,870 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,870. About 8.50% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and villages
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