Morrill County, Nebraska
| Morrill County, Nebraska | |
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Morrill County Courthouse in Bridgeport
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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 | 1908 |
| Named for | Charles Henry Morrill |
| Seat | Bridgeport |
| Largest city | Bridgeport |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,430 sq mi (3,704 km2) |
| • Land | 1,424 sq mi (3,688 km2) |
| • Water | 6.0 sq mi (16 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 5,042 |
| • Density | 3.5/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
Morrill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,042. Its county seat is Bridgeport.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Morrill County is represented by the prefix 64 (it had the sixty-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
The Battle of Mud Springs and the Battle of Rush Creek between the U.S. army and the Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux, and Arapaho Indians took place in 1865 within what would become Morrill county.
Morrill County was formed in 1908 "carved out of Cheyenne County". It was named after Charles Henry Morrill, a president of the Lincoln Land Company.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,430 square miles (3,700 km2), of which 1,424 square miles (3,690 km2) is land and 6.0 square miles (16 km2) (0.4%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,440 people, 2,138 households, and 1,494 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,460 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.68% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 4.12% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. 10.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.5% were of German, 9.2% English, 7.3% Irish and 6.7% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
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