Holt County, Nebraska

Holt County, Nebraska
Holt County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,127. Its county seat is O'Neill.
Holt County is in the Outback area of Nebraska.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Holt County is represented by the prefix 36 (it had the 36th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
History
Holt County was created by an act of the Nebraska Territory Legislature in 1862, and was organized in 1876. It is named for Joseph Holt of Kentucky, who was postmaster general and secretary of war under President James Buchanan. It shares its name with Holt County, Missouri, though it is named for a different Holt.
Geography
The terrain of Holt County consists of low, rolling hills, with the flattened areas used for agriculture. The Niobrara River flows eastward along the north line of the county, and the Elkhorn River flows southeastward through the upper central portion of the county. The county has an area of , of which (0.2%) are covered by water. It is Nebraska's fifth-largest county by area.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 20
U.S. Highway 275
U.S. Highway 281
Nebraska Highway 11
Nebraska Highway 95
Adjacent counties
Antelope County - east
Boyd County - north
Knox County - east
Wheeler County - south
Garfield County - south
Loup County - southwest
Rock County - west
Keya Paha County - northwest
Demographics
As of the 2000 United States Census, 11,551 people, 4,608 households, and 3,170 families were residing in the county. The population density was . The 5,281 housing units averaged . The racial makeup of the county was 98.86% White, 0.03% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. About 0.71% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. By ancestry, 46.0% were German, 12.5% Irish, 8.6% American, 7.5% English, and 5.4% Czech.
Of the 4,608 households, 31.6% had children under 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were not families. About 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46, and the average family size was 3.06.
The county's age distribution was 27.30% under 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,738, and for a family was $37,463. Males had a median income of $24,681 versus $17,593 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,256. About 9.8% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities
Atkinson
O'Neill (county seat)
Villages
Chambers
Emmet
Ewing
Inman
Page
Stuart
Unincorporated communities
Amelia
Anncar
Catalpa
Deloit
Dorsey
Dustin
Inez
Meek
Opportunity
Paddock
Redbird
Stafford
Star
Townships
Antelope
Atkinson
Belle
Chambers
Cleveland
Coleman
Conley
Deloit
Dustin
Emmet
Ewing
Fairview
Francis
Golden
Grattan
Green Valley
Holt Creek
Inman
Iowa
Josie
Lake
McClure
Paddock
Pleasant View
Rock Falls
Sand Creek
Saratoga
Scott
Shamrock
Sheridan
Shields
Steel Creek
Stuart
Swan
Verdigris
Willowdale
Wyoming
Politics
Holt County voters have historically tended to vote Republican. In only two elections since 1916 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Holt County, Nebraska
References
External links
Official website
Nebraska counties
1876 establishments in Nebraska
Populated places established in 1876