Thayer County, Nebraska
| Thayer County, Nebraska | |
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Thayer County Courthouse in Hebron
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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 | 1871 |
| Named for | John Milton Thayer |
| Seat | Hebron |
| Largest city | Hebron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) |
| • Land | 574 sq mi (1,487 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2), 0.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 5,228 |
| • Density | 9.1/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Cetnral |
| Website | thayercountyne |
Thayer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,228. Its county seat is Hebron. The county was created in 1856 and originally named Jefferson County. It was organized in 1870-1871 and renamed for the General and Governor John Milton Thayer.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Thayer County is represented by the prefix 32 (it had the thirty-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 574 square miles (1,490 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.2%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,055 people, 2,541 households, and 1,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 2,828 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.70% White, 0.02% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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