Colfax County, Nebraska

Colfax County, Nebraska
County
Colfax County Courthouse in Schuyler
Colfax County Courthouse in Schuyler
Map of Nebraska highlighting Colfax County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°35′N 97°05′W / 41.58°N 97.09°W / 41.58; -97.09
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1869
Named afterSchuyler Colfax
SeatSchuyler
Largest citySchuyler
Area
 • Total
417 sq mi (1,080 km2)
 • Land412 sq mi (1,070 km2)
 • Water4.9 sq mi (13 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,582
 • Density25.7/sq mi (9.92/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.colfaxne.com
Colfax County, Nebraska

Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,582.[1] Its county seat is Schuyler.[2] The county and its seat are named after US Vice President (1869–1873) Schuyler Colfax.[3]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Colfax County is represented by the prefix 43 (it had the 43rd largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Colfax County was established by the Nebraska legislature in 1869, as part of the division of Platte County into three parts. The new county was named for Schuyler Colfax, then the vice-president of the United States. The site of Shell Creek Station on the Union Pacific Railroad was chosen as the county seat, and renamed Schuyler also after Colfax.[4] Schuyler was incorporated in 1870, and the county's first courthouse was constructed in 1872.[5][6]

Colfax County in May 2020 had the sixth-highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate of any American county. About one of every 23 residents has tested positive, with 467 cases.[7] As of October 2020, one in every 13 residents has tested positive, with 798 cases.[8]

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 417 square miles (1,080 km2), of which 412 square miles (1,070 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (1.2%) is water.[9]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

Colfax County, Nebraska – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000[10] Pop 2010[11] Pop 2020[12] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 7,617 6,031 5,018 72.95% 57.36% 47.42%
Black or African American alone (NH) 5 49 375 0.05% 0.47% 3.54%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 17 33 26 0.16% 0.31% 0.25%
Asian alone (NH) 14 24 50 0.13% 0.23% 0.47%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 3 4 2 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 11 17 16 0.11% 0.16% 0.15%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 42 42 102 0.4% 0.4% 0.96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,732 4,315 4,993 26.17% 41.04% 47.18%
Total 10,441 10,515 10,582 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18701,424—
18806,588362.6%
189010,45358.7%
190011,2117.3%
191011,6103.6%
192011,6240.1%
193011,434−1.6%
194010,627−7.1%
195010,010−5.8%
19609,595−4.1%
19709,498−1.0%
19809,8904.1%
19909,139−7.6%
200010,44114.2%
201010,5150.7%
202010,5820.6%
US Decennial Census[13]
1790–1960[14] 1900–1990[15]
1990–2000[16] 2010[17]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 10,582. The median age was 34.5 years. 30.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 107.6 males age 18 and over.[18][19]

The racial makeup of the county was 55.2% White, 3.6% Black or African American, 2.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 28.2% from some other race, and 9.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 47.2% of the population.[19]

61.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 38.4% lived in rural areas.[20]

There were 3,615 households in the county, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 19.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[18]

There were 3,976 housing units, of which 9.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.2% were owner-occupied and 27.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%.[18]

Communities

Cities

Villages

Politics

Colfax County voters are reliably Republican. In only one national election since 1936 did the county select the Democratic Party candidate.

United States presidential election results for Colfax County, Nebraska[21]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
1900 1,033 42.63% 1,357 56.00% 33 1.36%
1904 1,180 53.03% 768 34.52% 277 12.45%
1908 1,159 46.68% 1,267 51.03% 57 2.30%
1912 620 29.52% 998 47.52% 482 22.95%
1916 897 34.78% 1,628 63.13% 54 2.09%
1920 1,992 66.29% 957 31.85% 56 1.86%
1924 1,450 39.02% 1,293 34.80% 973 26.18%
1928 1,432 34.14% 2,746 65.47% 16 0.38%
1932 648 13.56% 4,076 85.29% 55 1.15%
1936 1,644 32.39% 3,210 63.25% 221 4.35%
1940 2,587 52.28% 2,361 47.72% 0 0.00%
1944 2,314 51.51% 2,178 48.49% 0 0.00%
1948 1,928 50.41% 1,897 49.59% 0 0.00%
1952 3,332 69.56% 1,458 30.44% 0 0.00%
1956 2,843 65.07% 1,526 34.93% 0 0.00%
1960 2,504 55.91% 1,975 44.09% 0 0.00%
1964 1,972 47.19% 2,207 52.81% 0 0.00%
1968 2,264 64.48% 932 26.55% 315 8.97%
1972 2,799 71.66% 1,107 28.34% 0 0.00%
1976 2,364 57.34% 1,666 40.41% 93 2.26%
1980 3,259 73.17% 893 20.05% 302 6.78%
1984 2,999 74.68% 981 24.43% 36 0.90%
1988 2,329 59.75% 1,542 39.56% 27 0.69%
1992 1,915 46.21% 1,011 24.40% 1,218 29.39%
1996 1,954 55.23% 1,065 30.10% 519 14.67%
2000 2,338 70.53% 863 26.03% 114 3.44%
2004 2,589 71.26% 990 27.25% 54 1.49%
2008 2,018 63.00% 1,125 35.12% 60 1.87%
2012 2,051 66.83% 969 31.57% 49 1.60%
2016 2,171 67.55% 859 26.73% 184 5.72%
2020 2,636 70.75% 1,025 27.51% 65 1.74%
2024 2,636 74.91% 845 24.01% 38 1.08%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Colfax County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Bain, David Haward (2004). The Old Iron Road: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West. New York City NY: Penguin Books. pp. 65–6. ISBN 0-14-303526-6.
  4. ^ Bowman, J. R. (1882). Shearer, Frederick E. (ed.). The Pacific tourist. J.R. Bowman's illustrated transcontinental guide of travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. New York: J.R. Bowman. p. 26. OCLC 752667534. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Colfax County History". www.colfaxne.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Griepentrog, Harold. "Schuyler: Colfax County".
  7. ^ See "Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count" The New York Times May 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nebraska Covid Map and Case Count". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  10. ^ "P004HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE [73] – Colfax County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Colfax County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Colfax County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  14. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  15. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  16. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  17. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  18. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  19. ^ a b "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  20. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  21. ^ Election Results

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