Dundy County, Nebraska
| Dundy County, Nebraska | |
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Dundy County Courthouse in Benkelman
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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 | 1884 |
| Named for | Elmer Scipio Dundy |
| Seat | Benkelman |
| Largest city | Benkelman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 921 sq mi (2,385 km2) |
| • Land | 920 sq mi (2,383 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2), 0.1% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 2,008 |
| • Density | 2.2/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Dundy County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,008. Its county seat is Benkelman.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Dundy County is represented by the prefix 76 (it had the seventy-sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Dundy County was formed in 1873 and attached to neighboring Hitchcock County. It was named after Judge Elmer S. Dundy. The county was later organized in 1884.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 921 square miles (2,390 km2), of which 920 square miles (2,400 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,292 people, 961 households, and 637 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,196 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.95% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.79% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 3.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.9% were of German, 13.2% American, 13.2% English and 6.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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