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Thayer County
County
Thayer County Courthouse in Hebron
Thayer County Courthouse in Hebron
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Interactive map of Thayer County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
CountryTemplate:US
StateTemplate:Country data Nebraska
EstablishedMay 9, 1871
Named forJohn Milton Thayer
County seatHebron
Largest cityHebron
Area
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 • LandTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
 • WaterTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp  0.2%
Highest elevation
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Lowest elevation
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Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)
4,913
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Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code402/531
FIPS code31169
GNIS feature IDTemplate:GNIS 4
Websitethayercountyne.gov

Thayer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,034.[1] Its county seat is Hebron[2]. The county was created in 1856 and originally named Jefferson County. It was organized in 1870-1871 and renamed for General and Governor John Milton Thayer.[3][4][5][6]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Thayer County is represented by the prefix 32 (it had the thirty-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

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Thayer County lies on the south line of Nebraska. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of Kansas. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, sloped toward the east. A local drainage, Big Sandy Creek, flows southeast and east through the northern part of the county, and another drainage, Rose Creek, flows northeastward through the SE corner of the county (they converge east of Thayer County's east boundary line). The planar portions of the terrain are partially used for agriculture.[7]

Thayer County has an area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 574 square miles (1,490 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.2%) is water.[8]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Protected areas

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  • Prairie Marsh State Wildlife Management Area[9]
  • Prairie Marsh West State Wildlife Management Area[10]

Demographics

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2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,034. The median age was 46.8 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.7 males age 18 and over.[11][12]

The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other race, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.7% of the population.[12]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[13]

There were 2,143 households in the county, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 20.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]

There were 2,498 housing units, of which 14.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 79.5% were owner-occupied and 20.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.2%.[11]

2000 census

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As of the 2000 United States census,[14] there were 6,055 people, 2,541 households, and 1,689 families in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (3.9 people/km2). There were 2,828 housing units at an average density of 5 units per square mile (1.9/km2).

The racial makeup of the county was 98.70% White, 0.02% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,541 households, out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were married couples living together, 5.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90.

The county population contained 24.10% under the age of 18, 4.90% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 24.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,740, and the median income for a family was $38,346. Males had a median income of $26,964 versus $18,275 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,043. About 7.60% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.80% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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Cities

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Villages

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Politics

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

United States presidential election results for Thayer County, Nebraska[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
1900 1,825 54.09% 1,516 44.93% 33 0.98%
1904 1,930 62.48% 812 26.29% 347 11.23%
1908 1,714 49.07% 1,703 48.75% 76 2.18%
1912 703 21.37% 1,490 45.29% 1,097 33.34%
1916 1,772 51.26% 1,581 45.73% 104 3.01%
1920 3,456 73.31% 1,120 23.76% 138 2.93%
1924 2,847 52.73% 1,719 31.84% 833 15.43%
1928 3,552 61.80% 2,173 37.80% 23 0.40%
1932 1,878 32.33% 3,841 66.12% 90 1.55%
1936 2,628 42.91% 3,418 55.80% 79 1.29%
1940 3,893 65.21% 2,077 34.79% 0 0.00%
1944 3,554 68.37% 1,644 31.63% 0 0.00%
1948 2,601 57.39% 1,931 42.61% 0 0.00%
1952 3,992 75.92% 1,266 24.08% 0 0.00%
1956 3,346 69.81% 1,447 30.19% 0 0.00%
1960 3,202 67.38% 1,550 32.62% 0 0.00%
1964 2,132 48.13% 2,298 51.87% 0 0.00%
1968 2,331 65.31% 1,061 29.73% 177 4.96%
1972 2,274 69.93% 978 30.07% 0 0.00%
1976 1,994 59.35% 1,315 39.14% 51 1.52%
1980 2,514 68.88% 926 25.37% 210 5.75%
1984 2,580 72.66% 946 26.64% 25 0.70%
1988 1,981 59.56% 1,322 39.75% 23 0.69%
1992 1,391 40.79% 924 27.10% 1,095 32.11%
1996 1,698 56.81% 933 31.21% 358 11.98%
2000 2,096 69.73% 821 27.31% 89 2.96%
2004 2,075 72.10% 764 26.55% 39 1.36%
2008 1,749 65.78% 860 32.34% 50 1.88%
2012 1,874 70.48% 728 27.38% 57 2.14%
2016 2,051 76.25% 499 18.55% 140 5.20%
2020 2,308 77.22% 624 20.88% 57 1.91%
2024 2,278 79.57% 544 19.00% 41 1.43%
2016 1 33.33% 1 33.33% 1 33.33%


See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 138. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Thayer County, Nebraska" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. August 1, 1991. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on January 29, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Thayer County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ Thayer County NE Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)
  8. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ Prairie Marsh State Wildlife Management Area, Bruning NE Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)
  10. ↑ Prairie Marsh West State Wildlife Management Area, Carleton NE Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  15. ↑ Election Results
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Coordinates: 40°11′N 97°35′W / 40.18°N 97.59°W / 40.18; -97.59

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