Cheyenne County is a

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in the

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. As of the

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, the population was 9,998. Its

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is Sidney. The county was formed in 1871 and named for the

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Native American tribe. In the Nebraska license plate system, Cheyenne County is represented by the prefix 39 as it had the 39th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922.

Geography

Cheyenne County lies on the south side of Nebraska. Its south boundary line abuts with 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 (0.01%) is water.

Major highways

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U.S. Highway 385 * N-19

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Adjacent counties

* Morrill County - north * Garden County - northeast *

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- east *

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- southeast *

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- south * Kimball County - west * Banner County - northwest

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 9,830 people, 4,071 households, and 2,686 families in the county. The

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was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 4,569 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.34%

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, 0.14%

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, 0.65% Native American, 0.40%

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, 0.03%

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, 1.46% from

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, and 0.98% from two or more races. 4.46% of the population were

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of any race. 45.3% were of

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, 9.1%

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, 7.6%

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and 7.5%

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. There were 4,071 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were

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living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96. The county population contained 26.30% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $41,024. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,467 for females. The

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for the county was $17,437. About 8.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the

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, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

* Sidney (county seat)

Villages

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* Gurley * Lodgepole *

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Census-designated places

* Lorenzo * Sunol

Unincorporated communities

* Brownson * Colton''Colton NE'' Google Maps (accessed 17 January 2019)
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Politics

Cheyenne County voters are reliably Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate, and only four total since 1900.

References

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