Perkins County, Nebraska
| Perkins County, Nebraska | |
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Perkins County Courthouse in Grant
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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 | 1887 |
| Named for | Charles Elliott Perkins |
| Seat | Grant |
| Largest city | Grant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 884 sq mi (2,290 km2) |
| • Land | 883 sq mi (2,287 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2), 0.1% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 2,970 |
| • Density | 3.4/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Perkins County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,970. Its county seat is Grant.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Perkins County is represented by the prefix 74 (it had the seventy-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Perkins County was organized in 1887. It is believed to have been named after Charles E. Perkins, the president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 884 square miles (2,290 km2), of which 883 square miles (2,290 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,200 people, 1,275 households, and 893 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 1.34% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. 2.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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