Arthur County, Nebraska

Arthur County is a located in the  of. As of July 1, 2006, the population estimate is 372. Its is.

In the Nebraska system, Arthur County is represented by the prefix 91 (it had the ninety-first-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in ).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,860 (718 ). 1,853 km² (715 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.41%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 444 people, 185 households, and 138 families residing in the county. The was 0/km² (1/sq mi). There were 273 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.40%, 0.23% , 0.68% , 0.23% , 0.90% from , and 1.58% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 185 households out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.20% were living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 21.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,375, and the median income for a family was $31,979. Males had a median income of $21,544 versus $13,125 for females. The for the county was $15,810. About 7.90% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the, including 15.10% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Arthur County trivia

 * Arthur County is the smallest county in Nebraska and the fifth-smallest county (by population) in the, following , , , and.
 * In the 2004 presidential election, Arthur County was one of the most Republican-leaning counties in the country; 90.2% of its electorate voted for incumbent  (compared to 9.1% for  challenger ).
 * Arthur County is home to the Baled Hay Church, and the smallest court house in the United States, which serves as a museum.
 * More than 50% of the county are