Cedar County is a

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in the

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Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 8,380. The

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is Hartington. The county was formed in 1857, and was named for the Cedar tree groves in the area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Cedar County is represented by the prefix 13 (it had the 13th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

Cedar County is on the northern edge of Nebraska. Its north boundary abuts the south boundary line of the state of

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, across the

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. According to the

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, the county has an area of , of which is land and (0.7%) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. ...

U.S. Highway 81 * N-12

Nebraska Highway 12 * N-15

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Nebraska Highway 57 Nebraska Highway 57 (N-57) is a highway in northeastern Nebraska, United States. It is divided into two segments, which combine for a length of . The southern segment begins northeast of Leigh at N-91 and ends at U.S. Highway 275 north of Sta ...

Nebraska Highway 59 Nebraska Highway 59 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. The highway is divided into two segments which combine for a length of . The western segment of Nebraska Highway 59 has a western terminus at Nebraska Highway 14 west of Creighton and ...

Nebraska Highway 84 Nebraska Highway 84 is a highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Its western terminus is at Nebraska Highway 14 in Verdigre. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 15 east of Hartington. ...

Nebraska Highway 121 Nebraska Highway 121 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. It is a discontinuous highway with three segments: * The southern segment begins at Nebraska Highway 32 west of Madison and ends at U.S. Highway 275 north of Battle Creek. * The mid ...

Adjacent counties

Clay County, South Dakota Clay County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 14,967, and was estimated to be 15,245 in 2024. The county seat is Vermillion, South Dakota, ...

- northeast * Dixon County - east * Wayne County - southeast * Pierce County - southwest * Knox County - west *

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- northwest

Protected areas

* Audubon Bend Wildlife Area * Calumet Bluff * Chalkrock State Wildlife Management Area * Cottonwood Recreation Area *

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(part) ** Bow Creek Recreation Area ** Meridian Bridge * Nebraska Tailwaters Recreation Area * Tatanka State Wildlife Management Area (part) * Training Dike Recreation Area * Wiseman State Wildlife Management Area

Lakes

* Chalkrock Lake *

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(part)

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 9,615 people, 3,623 households, and 2,565 families in the county. The

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was . There were 4,200 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 99.07%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.20% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.18% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 69.8% were of

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and 5.1%

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. There were 3,623 households, out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.60% were

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living together, 4.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.20. The county population contained 29.40% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,435, and the median income for a family was $39,422. Males had a median income of $26,707 versus $18,370 for females. The

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for the county was $15,514. About 6.30% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the

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, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

* Hartington (county seat) *

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Villages

* Belden *

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* Fordyce *

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* Wynot

Census-designated places

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Unincorporated communities

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* St. James * South Yankton

Politics

Cedar County voters are strongly Republican. In only one national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2024).

External links

Cedar County, Nebraska - Official Site

References

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