Cuming County, Nebraska

Cuming County, Nebraska
Cuming County Courthouse in West Point
Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1857
Named for	Thomas B. Cuming
Seat	West Point
Largest city	West Point
Area
• Total	575 sq mi (1,489 km2)
• Land	571 sq mi (1,479 km2)
• Water	4.0 sq mi (10 km2), 0.7%
Population
• (2010)	9,139
• Density	16/sq mi (6/km²)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.cumingcounty.ne.gov

Cuming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,139. Its county seat is West Point.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Cuming County is represented by the prefix 24 since it had the 24th largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922.

History

Cuming County was formed in 1855 and later organized in 1857. It was named after Thomas B. Cuming, an early governor of this territory.

The current courthouse dates from the 1950s.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 575 square miles (1,490 km²), of which 571 square miles (1,480 km²) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km²) (0.7%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 275
• Nebraska Highway 9
• Nebraska Highway 15
• Nebraska Highway 16
• Nebraska Highway 32
• Nebraska Highway 51

Adjacent counties

• Thurston County (northeast)
• Burt County (east)
• Dodge County (south)
• Colfax County (southwest)
• Stanton County (west)
• Wayne County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	67		—
1870	2,964		4,323.9%
1880	5,569		87.9%
1890	12,265		120.2%
1900	14,584		18.9%
1910	13,782		−5.5%
1920	13,769		−0.1%
1930	14,327		4.1%
1940	13,562		−5.3%
1950	12,994		−4.2%
1960	12,435		−4.3%
1970	12,034		−3.2%
1980	11,664		−3.1%
1990	10,117		−13.3%
2000	10,203		0.9%
2010	9,139		−10.4%
Est. 2014	9,027		−1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,203 people, 3,945 households, and 2,757 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,283 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.88% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.63% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 5.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 67.4% were of German and 5.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 3,945 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were married couples living together, 5.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 20.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,186, and the median income for a family was $38,369. Males had a median income of $26,577 versus $19,246 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,443. About 7.00% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.80% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• West Point (county seat)
• Wisner

Villages

• Bancroft
• Beemer

Townships

Bancroft Beemer Bismark Blaine

Cleveland Cuming Elkhorn Garfield

Grant Lincoln Logan Monterey

Neligh St. Charles Sherman Wisner

See also

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