Gosper County, Nebraska
| Gosper County, Nebraska | |
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Gosper County Courthouse in Elwood
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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 | 1881 |
| Named for | John J. Gosper |
| Seat | Elwood |
| Largest village | Elwood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 463 sq mi (1,199 km2) |
| • Land | 458 sq mi (1,186 km2) |
| • Water | 4.6 sq mi (12 km2), 1.0% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 2,044 |
| • Density | 4.5/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Gosper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,044. Its county seat is Elwood. The county was formed in 1873 and later organized in 1881. It was named after John J. Gosper, a Secretary of State of Nebraska.
Gosper County is part of the Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Gosper County is represented by the prefix 73 (it had the seventy-third-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 a total area of 463 square miles (1,200 km2), of which 458 square miles (1,190 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (1.0%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,143 people, 863 households, and 655 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,281 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.79% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 1.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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