Keya Paha County, Nebraska
| Keya Paha County, Nebraska | |
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Keya Paha County Courthouse in Springview
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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 | November 4, 1884 |
| Seat | Springview |
| Largest village | Springview |
| Area | |
| • Total | 774 sq mi (2,005 km2) |
| • Land | 773 sq mi (2,002 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2), 0.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2013) | 790 |
| • Density | 1.1/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Keya Paha County (/ˈkɪpəhɔː/ KIP-ə-haw) is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 824. Its county seat is Springview.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Keya Paha County is represented by the prefix 82 (it had the 82nd-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Keya Paha County was organized in 1884 from land given by Brown County.
The name "Keya Paha" is taken from the Dakota language; literally translated, it means "turtle hill". The Dakota name for a set of small hills was given to the county and to the Keya Paha River, which runs through it.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 774 square miles (2,000 km2), of which 773 square miles (2,000 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (0.1%) is water.
Keya Paha County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.
As of the census of 2000, there were 983 people, 409 households, and 292 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0/km²); there were 548 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.39% White, 0.20% Native American, and 0.41% from two or more races; 3.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race; 46.7% were of German, 10.6% English, 9.8% American, 7.0% Irish and 6.0% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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