Cuming County, Nebraska
| Cuming County, Nebraska | |
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Cuming County Courthouse in West Point
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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 | 1857 |
| Named for | Thomas B. Cuming |
| Seat | West Point |
| Largest city | West Point |
| Area | |
| • Total | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) |
| • Land | 571 sq mi (1,479 km2) |
| • Water | 4.0 sq mi (10 km2), 0.7% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 9,139 |
| • Density | 16/sq mi (6/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Cuming County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,139. Its county seat is West Point.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Cuming County is represented by the prefix 24 since it had the 24th largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922.
Cuming County was formed in 1855 and organized in 1857. It was named after Thomas B. Cuming, an early governor of this territory.
The courthouse dates from the 1950s.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 571 square miles (1,480 km2) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km2) (0.7%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,203 people, 3,945 households, and 2,757 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,283 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.88% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.63% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 5.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 67.4% were of German and 5.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
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