Phelps County, Nebraska
| Phelps County, Nebraska | |
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Phelps County Courthouse in Holdrege
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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 | 1873 |
| Seat | Holdrege |
| Largest city | Holdrege |
| Area | |
| • Total | 540 sq mi (1,399 km2) |
| • Land | 540 sq mi (1,399 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2), 0.1% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 9,188 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (7/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Phelps County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,188. Its county seat is Holdrege. The county was formed in 1873 and named after William Phelps, an early settler in the area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Phelps County is represented by the prefix 37 (it had the thirty-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
It is considered part of the Kearney μSA's development and expansion plans.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 540 square miles (1,400 km2), of which 540 square miles (1,400 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (0.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,747 people, 3,844 households, and 2,683 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,191 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.79% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 2.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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