Antelope County, Nebraska
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Antelope County Courthouse in Neligh
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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 | 1871 |
| Named for | Pronghorn antelope |
| Seat | Neligh |
| Largest city | Neligh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 859 sq mi (2,225 km2) |
| • Land | 857 sq mi (2,220 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (4 km2), 0.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 6,685 |
| • Density | 7.8/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Antelope County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,685. Its county seat is Neligh. The county was formed in 1871. It received its name after a group of early settlers killed and ate several pronghorn, which, although not true antelope, are colloquially known by that name.
The Ashfall Fossil Beds National Natural Landmark is located within the county.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Antelope County is represented by the prefix 26 (it had the 26th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 859 square miles (2,220 km2), of which 857 square miles (2,220 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (0.2%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,452 people, 2,953 households, and 2,073 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 3,346 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.82% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 57.9% were of German, 6.6% English, 6.6% American and 5.9% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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