Grant County, Nebraska
| Grant County, Nebraska | |
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Grant County Courthouse in Hyannis
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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 | March 31, 1887 |
| Named for | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Seat | Hyannis |
| Largest village | Hyannis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 783 sq mi (2,028 km2) |
| • Land | 776 sq mi (2,010 km2) |
| • Water | 7.0 sq mi (18 km2), 0.9% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 614 |
| • Density | 0.8/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 614, making it the fourth-least populous county in Nebraska and the ninth-least populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Hyannis. The county was founded in 1887 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Grant County is represented by the prefix 92 (it had the ninety-second-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 783 square miles (2,030 km2), of which 776 square miles (2,010 km2) is land and 7.0 square miles (18 km2) (0.9%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 747 people, 292 households, and 226 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.95 people per square mile (0.37/km²). There were 449 housing units at an average density of 0.57 per square mile (0.22/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.80% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.80% from other races. 1.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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