Dundy County is a

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in the

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. As of the

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, the population was 1,654. Its

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is Benkelman. In the Nebraska license plate system, Dundy County is represented by the prefix 76 (it had the seventy-sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Dundy County was formed in 1873 and attached to neighboring Hitchcock County. It was named after Judge Elmer Scipio Dundy. The county government was organized in 1884.

Geography

Dundy County lies at the lower SW corner of Nebraska. Its west boundary line abuts the east line of the state of

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, and its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of

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. According to the

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, the county has an area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 34 * N-27

Nebraska Highway 27 * N-61

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Adjacent counties

* Hitchcock County – east *

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– southeast *

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– south * Yuma County, Colorado – west * Chase County – north * Hayes County – northeast

Protected areas

* Rock Creek State Recreation Area

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 2,292 people, 961 households, and 637 families in the county. The

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was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,196 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.95%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.79% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.87% from

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, and 0.83% from two or more races. 3.23% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 41.9% were of German, 13.2% American, 13.2%

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and 6.3%

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ancestry. There were 961 households, out of which 27.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were married couples living together, 3.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 30.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.87. The county population contained 23.30% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 22.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males. The median income for a household in the county was $27,010, and the median income for a family was $35,862. Males had a median income of $22,415 versus $18,583 for females. The

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for the county was $15,786. About 11.00% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the

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, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

* Benkelman (county seat)

Village

* Haigler

Other unincorporated communities

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Former communities

* Ough

Census-designated places

* Max * Parks

Politics

Dundy County voters are reliably Republican. In only three national elections since 1900 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2020).

References

External links

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