Blaine County, Nebraska
| Blaine County, Nebraska | |
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Blaine County Courthouse in Brewster
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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 | 1886 |
| Named for | James G. Blaine |
| Seat | Brewster |
| Largest village | Dunning |
| Area | |
| • Total | 714 sq mi (1,849 km2) |
| • Land | 711 sq mi (1,841 km2) |
| • Water | 3.6 sq mi (9 km2), 0.5% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 478 |
| • Density | 0.7/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Blaine County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 478, making it Nebraska's second-least populous county and the sixth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Brewster. The county was formed in 1885 and organized in 1886. It is named after presidential candidate James G. Blaine.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Blaine County is represented by the prefix 86 (it had the eighty-sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 715 square miles (1,850 km2), of which 711 square miles (1,840 km2) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) (0.5%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 583 people, 238 households, and 168 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 person per square mile (0.32/km²). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.97% White, 0.51% Native American, and 0.51% from two or more races; 0.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.1% were of German, 12.2% English, 10.2% Irish and 8.4% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
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