Hitchcock County, Nebraska

Hitchcock County, Nebraska
Hitchcock County courthouse in Trenton
Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1873
Named for	Phineas Hitchcock
Seat	Trenton
Largest village	Culbertson
Area
• Total	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Land	710 sq mi (1,839 km2)
• Water	8.5 sq mi (22 km2), 1.2%
Population
• (2010)	2,908
• Density	4.1/sq mi (2/km²)
Congressional district	3rd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.hitchcockcounty.ne.gov

Hitchcock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,908. Its county seat is Trenton.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Hitchcock County is represented by the prefix 67 (it had the sixty-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Hitchcock County was formed in 1873. It was named after the US Senator Phineas Warren Hitchcock. The Massacre Canyon battle between Sioux and Pawnee took place on August 5, 1873 at a spot three miles East of Trenton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 718 square miles (1,860 km²), of which 710 square miles (1,800 km²) is land and 8.5 square miles (22 km²) (1.2%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,111 people, 1,287 households, and 899 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.36% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.