Hooker County, Nebraska
| Hooker County, Nebraska | |
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Hooker County Courthouse in Mullen
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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 | 1889 |
| Named for | Joseph Hooker |
| Seat | Mullen |
| Largest village | Mullen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 721 sq mi (1,867 km2) |
| • Land | 721 sq mi (1,867 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (1 km2), 0.05% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 736 |
| • Density | 1.0/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Hooker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 736. Its county seat is Mullen.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Hooker County is represented by the prefix 93, because it had the smallest number of registered vehicles out of all 93 counties in the state when the licensing system was established in 1922.
Hooker County was formed in 1889 with the advent of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad into that territory. It was named after General Joseph Hooker.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 721 square miles (1,870 km2), of which 721 square miles (1,870 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.05%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 783 people, 335 households, and 220 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 person per square mile (0/km²). There were 440 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.72% White, 0.38% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 335 households out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 3.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% were non-families. 33.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90.
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