Keith County, Nebraska
| Keith County, Nebraska | |
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Keith County Courthouse in Ogallala
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1873 |
| Seat | Ogallala |
| Largest city | Ogallala |
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| • Total | 1,110 sq mi (2,875 km2) |
| • Land | 1,062 sq mi (2,751 km2) |
| • Water | 48 sq mi (124 km2), 4.3% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 8,368 |
| • Density | 7.9/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Keith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,368. Its county seat is Ogallala.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Keith County is represented by the prefix 68 (it had the sixty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Keith County was formed in 1873. Sources differ on the Keith after whom it was named: either M. C. Keith of North Platte, whose grandson Keith Neville became Nebraska's 18th governor in 1917; or John Keith, also of North Platte.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,110 square miles (2,900 km2), of which 1,062 square miles (2,750 km2) is land and 48 square miles (120 km2) (4.3%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,875 people, 3,707 households, and 2,535 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 5,178 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.75% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 1.49% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 4.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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