Thomas County, Nebraska

Thomas County, Nebraska
Thomas County courthouse in Thedford
Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1887
Named for	George Henry Thomas
Seat	Thedford
Largest village	Thedford
Area
• Total	714 sq mi (1,849 km2)
• Land	713 sq mi (1,847 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2 km2), 0.1%
Population
• (2010)	647
• Density	0.9/sq mi (0/km²)
Congressional district	3rd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Thomas County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 647. Its county seat is Thedford. The county was formed in 1887 and named after General George H. Thomas.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Thomas County is represented by the prefix 89 (it had the eighty-ninth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 714 square miles (1,850 km²), of which 713 square miles (1,850 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (0.1%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 729 people, 325 households, and 216 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 person per square mile (0/km²). There were 446 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.45% White, 0.27% Native American, and 0.27% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 325 households out of which 26.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 4.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 31.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.84.