Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County
County
	Cheyenne County Courthouse in Sidney
	Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
	Nebraska's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°13′N 102°59′W / 41.22°N 102.99°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1871
Named for	Cheyenne people
Seat	Sidney
Largest city	Sidney
Area
• Total	1,196 sq mi (3,100 km2)
• Land	1,196 sq mi (3,100 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.01%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,468
• Density	7.9/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.cheyennecountyne.net

Cheyenne County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,468.^[1] Its county seat is Sidney.^[2] The county was formed in 1871^[3] and named for the Cheyenne 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 Colorado. According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,196 square miles (3,100 km²), of which 1,196 square miles (3,100 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.01%) is water.^[4]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Morrill County - north
Garden County - northeast
Deuel County - east
Sedgwick County, Colorado - southeast
Logan County, Colorado - south
Kimball County - west
Banner County - northwest

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	190	—
1880	1,558	720.0%
1890	5,693	265.4%
1900	5,570	−2.2%
1910	4,551	−18.3%
1920	8,405	84.7%
1930	10,187	21.2%
1940	9,505	−6.7%
1950	12,081	27.1%
1960	14,828	22.7%
1970	10,778	−27.3%
1980	10,057	−6.7%
1990	9,494	−5.6%
2000	9,830	3.5%
2010	9,998	1.7%
2020	9,468	−5.3%
2022 (est.)	9,511	0.5%
US Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010^[9] 2020^[10]

As of the 2000 United States Census,^[11] there were 9,830 people, 4,071 households, and 2,686 families in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3.1 people/km²). There were 4,569 housing units at an average density of 4 units per square mile (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.34% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.46% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. 4.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.3% were of German, 9.1% English, 7.6% Irish and 7.5% American.

There were 4,071 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples 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 per capita income for the county was $17,437. About 8.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

Sidney (county seat)

Villages

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Brownson^[12]
Colton^[13]

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.

United States presidential election results for Cheyenne County, Nebraska^[14]^[15]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	3,813	79.84%	855	17.90%	108	2.26%
2016	3,665	77.80%	711	15.09%	335	7.11%
2012	3,449	74.19%	1,084	23.32%	116	2.50%
2008	3,572	73.82%	1,173	24.24%	94	1.94%
2004	3,791	79.88%	893	18.82%	62	1.31%
2000	3,207	76.61%	844	20.16%	135	3.23%
1996	2,571	64.83%	1,059	26.70%	336	8.47%
1992	2,197	51.80%	967	22.80%	1,077	25.39%
1988	2,862	67.77%	1,333	31.57%	28	0.66%
1984	3,159	77.73%	857	21.09%	48	1.18%
1980	3,073	74.81%	776	18.89%	259	6.30%
1976	2,285	56.39%	1,665	41.09%	102	2.52%
1972	3,120	76.66%	950	23.34%	0	0.00%
1968	2,725	65.95%	993	24.03%	414	10.02%
1964	3,129	53.78%	2,689	46.22%	0	0.00%
1960	3,814	59.65%	2,580	40.35%	0	0.00%
1956	3,809	63.58%	2,182	36.42%	0	0.00%
1952	4,206	65.48%	2,217	34.52%	0	0.00%
1948	2,161	50.26%	2,139	49.74%	0	0.00%
1944	2,654	60.24%	1,752	39.76%	0	0.00%
1940	2,394	55.20%	1,943	44.80%	0	0.00%
1936	1,374	30.93%	2,950	66.41%	118	2.66%
1932	1,285	28.78%	3,068	68.71%	112	2.51%
1928	2,618	62.29%	1,563	37.19%	22	0.52%
1924	1,719	51.76%	555	16.71%	1,047	31.53%
1920	1,857	71.92%	604	23.39%	121	4.69%
1916	563	38.22%	834	56.62%	76	5.16%
1912	233	24.27%	348	36.25%	379	39.48%
1908	886	50.34%	809	45.97%	65	3.69%
1904	681	65.92%	267	25.85%	85	8.23%
1900	714	56.98%	509	40.62%	30	2.39%