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Cuming County, Nebraska
Cuming County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 9,013. Its county seat is West Point. In the Nebraska license plate system, Cuming County is represented by the prefix 24 since it had the 24th largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922.
Cuming County was formed in 1855 and organized in 1857. It was named for Thomas B. Cuming, the first secretary (and twice Acting Governor) of the newly created Nebraska Territory (1854–1858).
The courthouse dates from the 1950s.
On August 26, 2019, the DHHS announced that West Point's water was unsafe to drink after a year of complaints from citizens of the town. The maximum safe level of manganese for infants had been exceeded by over 700 micrograms per mL.
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 571 square miles (1,480 km2) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km2) (0.7%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,013. The median age was 41.7 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.7 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 87.0% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 6.9% from some other race, and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 12.3% of the population.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
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Cuming County, Nebraska
Cuming County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 9,013. Its county seat is West Point. In the Nebraska license plate system, Cuming County is represented by the prefix 24 since it had the 24th largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922.
Cuming County was formed in 1855 and organized in 1857. It was named for Thomas B. Cuming, the first secretary (and twice Acting Governor) of the newly created Nebraska Territory (1854–1858).
The courthouse dates from the 1950s.
On August 26, 2019, the DHHS announced that West Point's water was unsafe to drink after a year of complaints from citizens of the town. The maximum safe level of manganese for infants had been exceeded by over 700 micrograms per mL.
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 571 square miles (1,480 km2) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km2) (0.7%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,013. The median age was 41.7 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.7 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 87.0% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 6.9% from some other race, and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 12.3% of the population.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.