Frontier County, Nebraska
| Frontier County, Nebraska | |
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Frontier County Courthouse in Stockville
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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 | 1872 |
| Seat | |
| Largest city | Curtis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 980 sq mi (2,538 km2) |
| • Land | 975 sq mi (2,525 km2) |
| • Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2), 0.6% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 2,756 |
| • Density | 2.8/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Frontier County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,756. Its county seat is .
In the Nebraska license plate system, Frontier County is represented by the prefix 60 (it had the sixtieth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Frontier County was formed in 1872. It was named for its location along the frontier border in the late 19th century.
The courthouse was completed in 1889.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 980 square miles (2,500 km2), of which 975 square miles (2,530 km2) is land and 5.5 square miles (14 km2) (0.6%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,099 people, 1,192 households, and 828 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,543 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.29% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.8% were of German, 12.8% English, 6.3% American and 6.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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