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{{short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Gage County
| county = Gage County
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| area_water_sq_mi = 8.5
| area_water_sq_mi = 8.5
| area percentage = 1.0%
| area percentage = 1.0%
| census estimate yr = 2017
| census estimate yr = 2021
| pop = 21,601
| pop = 21616
| density_sq_mi = 25.4
| density_sq_mi = 25.4
| web = http://www.gagecountynebraska.us/
| web = http://www.gagecountynebraska.us/
| ex image = Gage County Courthouse.jpg
| ex image = Gage County Courthouse.jpg
| ex image cap = Gage County Courthouse in Beatrice, 2009
| ex image cap = [[Gage County Courthouse]] in [[Beatrice, Nebraska|Beatrice]], 1976
| district = 3rd
| district = 3rd
| time zone = Central
| time zone = Central
}}
}}
'''Gage County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the population was 22,311.<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31067.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607145951/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31067.html|archivedate=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Beatrice, Nebraska|Beatrice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=7 June 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archivedate=31 May 2011}}</ref> The county was created in 1855 and organized in 1857.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc|title=Nebraska Place-Names|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Lilian Linder|publisher=University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism|location=Lincoln|date=1925|page=63|accessdate=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/gage/gage-p2.html|title=Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska|last=Andreas|first=A. T.|date=1882|website=The Kansas Collection|accessdate=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/gage.html|title=Gage County|publisher=Nebraska Association of County Officials|accessdate=December 18, 2014}}</ref> It was formed from land taken from the [[Otoe]] in an 1854 treaty. The county was named for [[First Nebraska Territorial Legislature#Issues|W.D. Gage]], a Methodist minister.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120213164654/http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/gage.htm Gage County History (archived)]</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA133#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=133}}</ref>
'''Gage County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census]], the population was 21,704.<ref name="CountyPop2020-2021">{{Cite web |title=County Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=October 21, 2022 |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Beatrice, Nebraska|Beatrice]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created in 1855 and organized in 1857.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Lilian Linder |url=http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc |title=Nebraska Place-Names |date=1925 |publisher=University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism |location=Lincoln |page=63 |access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreas |first=A. T. |date=1882 |title=Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska |url=http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/gage/gage-p2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030105212324/http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/gage/gage-p2.html |archive-date=January 5, 2003 |access-date=December 18, 2014 |website=The Kansas Collection}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gage County |url=http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/gage.html |access-date=December 18, 2014 |publisher=Nebraska Association of County Officials}}</ref> It was formed from land taken from the [[Otoe]] in an 1854 treaty. The county was named for [[First Nebraska Territorial Legislature#Issues|William D. Gage]], a Methodist minister who served as the first chaplain of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120213164654/http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/gage.htm Gage County History (archived)]</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gannett, Henry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA133 |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |year=1905 |page=133}}</ref>


Gage County comprises the Beatrice, NE [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also in the [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]-Beatrice, NE [[Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].
Gage County comprises the Beatrice, NE [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also in the [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]-Beatrice, NE [[Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].


In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Gage County is represented by the prefix 3 (it had the third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Gage County is represented by the prefix 3 (it was the county with the third-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).


==Geography==
==Geography==
Gage County lies on the south line of Nebraska. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of [[Kansas]]. The [[Big Blue River (Kansas)|Big Blue River]] runs SSE through the central part of the county.
Gage County lies on the southern border of Nebraska, with its southern boundary line abutting the northern border of the state of [[Kansas]]. The [[Big Blue River (Kansas)|Big Blue River]] runs south-southeast through the central part of the county.


According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|860|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|851|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.5|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2013|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=December 7, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|860|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|851|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.5|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>


===Major highways===
===Major highways===
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===Adjacent counties===
===Adjacent counties===
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*[[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster County]] - north
* [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster County]] - north
*[[Otoe County, Nebraska|Otoe County]] - northeast
* [[Otoe County, Nebraska|Otoe County]] - northeast
*[[Johnson County, Nebraska|Johnson County]] - northeast
* [[Johnson County, Nebraska|Johnson County]] - northeast
*[[Pawnee County, Nebraska|Pawnee County]] - east
* [[Pawnee County, Nebraska|Pawnee County]] - east
*[[Marshall County, Kansas]] - southeast
* [[Marshall County, Kansas]] - southeast
*[[Washington County, Kansas]] - southwest
* [[Washington County, Kansas]] - southwest
*[[Jefferson County, Nebraska|Jefferson County]] - west
* [[Jefferson County, Nebraska|Jefferson County]] - west
*[[Saline County, Nebraska|Saline County]] - northwest
* [[Saline County, Nebraska|Saline County]] - northwest
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|2000= 22993
|2000= 22993
|2010= 22311
|2010= 22311
|2020= 21704
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|estyear=2021
|estimate=21601
|estimate=21616
|estref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref>
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|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=December 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=April 26, 2015}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=December 7, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ne190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=December 7, 2014}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=December 7, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name=QF/>
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ne190090.txt |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31067.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607145951/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31067.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=September 20, 2013 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=31 January 2008|title=American FactFinder|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/|archivedate=11 September 2013}}</ref> there were 22,993 people, 9,316 households, and 6,204 families in the county. The [[population density]] was 27 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 10,030 housing units at an average density of 12 per square&nbsp;mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.32% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 56.6% were of [[Germans|German]], 6.9% [[Irish people|Irish]], 6.3% [[English people|English]] and 6.3% [[United States|American]] ancestry.
As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 22,993 people, 9,316 households, and 6,204 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|27|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 10,030 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.32% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 56.6% were of [[Germans|German]], 6.9% [[Irish people|Irish]], 6.3% [[English people|English]] and 6.3% [[United States|American]] ancestry.


There were 9,316 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.
There were 9,316 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.


The county population contained 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.
The county population contained 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.
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==Politics==
==Politics==
Prior to 1940, Gage County was a swing county, backing the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1936. Since then, it has become a Republican stronghold, aside from the 1964 election in which Democrat [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] won the county in the midst of his national landslide victory.
Prior to 1940, Gage County was a swing county, backing the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1936. Since then, it has become a Republican stronghold, aside from the 1964 election in which Democrat [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] won the county in the midst of his national landslide victory.
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{{PresRow|1984|Republican|6,116|2,709|67|Nebraska}}
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{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,089|2,259|853|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.5%''' ''6,380''
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,199|4,506|190|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.2% ''2,935''
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,298|3,588|0|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.3% ''733''
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|5,465|3,704|637|Nebraska}}
|-
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,035|6,411|0|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2012|2012]]'''
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,754|3,861|0|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.1%''' ''5,513''
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|7,514|3,595|0|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.4% ''3,903''
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|8,917|3,154|0|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''245''
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,311|4,124|0|Nebraska}}
|-
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|7,352|4,238|0|Nebraska}}
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{{PresRow|1940|Republican|8,156|5,096|0|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.5%''' ''5,435''
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,291|7,227|227|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.0% ''4,473''
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,315|7,036|234|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''252''
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,378|3,526|94|Nebraska}}
|-
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|5,331|3,330|1,853|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2004|2004]]'''
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,059|2,477|250|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.3%''' ''6,575''
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|3,383|3,385|177|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.2% ''3,655''
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,336|2,593|2,419|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''154''
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,721|3,129|200|Nebraska}}
|-
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,304|1,330|526|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2000|2000]]'''
{{PresFoot|1900|Republican|4,141|2,701|219|Nebraska}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.3%''' ''5,538''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.0% ''3,516''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.8% ''452''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1996|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''44.8%''' ''4,413''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.7% ''4,008''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.4% ''1,422''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1992|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''39.7%''' ''4,006''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.8% ''3,315''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.6% ''2,783''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1988|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.7%''' ''5,115''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.6% ''4,008''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''63''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1984|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.8%''' ''6,116''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.5% ''2,709''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''67''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1980|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.2%''' ''6,089''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.6% ''2,259''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.3% ''853''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1976|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.5%''' ''5,199''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.5% ''4,506''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% ''190''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1972|1972]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.7%''' ''6,298''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.3% ''3,588''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1968|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.7%''' ''5,465''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.8% ''3,704''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.5% ''637''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1964|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.6% ''4,035''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.4%''' ''6,411''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1960|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.8%''' ''7,754''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.2% ''3,861''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1956|1956]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.6%''' ''7,514''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.4% ''3,595''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election|1952]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.9%''' ''8,917''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.1% ''3,154''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1948 United States presidential election|1948]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.3%''' ''5,311''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.7% ''4,124''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.4%''' ''7,352''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.6% ''4,238''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election|1940]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.6%''' ''8,156''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.5% ''5,096''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election|1936]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.5% ''5,291''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.7%''' ''7,227''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% ''227''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election|1932]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.3% ''4,315''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.7%''' ''7,036''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% ''234''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election|1928]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.8%''' ''8,378''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.4% ''3,526''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''94''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election|1924]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.7%''' ''5,331''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.7% ''3,330''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|17.6% ''1,853''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election|1920]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.0%''' ''6,059''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.2% ''2,477''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% ''250''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election|1916]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.7% ''3,383''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.7%''' ''3,385''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''177''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election|1912]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|21.1% ''1,336''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''40.9%''' ''2,593''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|38.1% ''2,419''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1908 United States presidential election|1908]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.8%''' ''3,721''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.4% ''3,129''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% ''200''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1904 United States presidential election|1904]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.9%''' ''4,304''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|21.6% ''1,330''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.5% ''526''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1900 United States presidential election|1900]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.7%''' ''4,141''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.3% ''2,701''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.1% ''219''
|}
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[[Category:Gage County, Nebraska| ]]
[[Category:Gage County, Nebraska| ]]

Latest revision as of 23:33, 4 December 2024

Gage County
County
Gage County Courthouse in Beatrice, 1976
Gage County Courthouse in Beatrice, 1976
Map of Nebraska highlighting Gage County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°16′N 96°41′W / 40.27°N 96.69°W / 40.27; -96.69
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1855 (authorized)
1857 (organized)
SeatBeatrice
Largest cityBeatrice
Area
 • Total
860 sq mi (2,200 km2)
 • Land852 sq mi (2,210 km2)
 • Water8.5 sq mi (22 km2)  1.0%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)
21,616
 • Density25.4/sq mi (9.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.gagecountynebraska.us

Gage County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 21,704.[1] Its county seat is Beatrice.[2] The county was created in 1855 and organized in 1857.[3][4][5] It was formed from land taken from the Otoe in an 1854 treaty. The county was named for William D. Gage, a Methodist minister who served as the first chaplain of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature.[6][7]

Gage County comprises the Beatrice, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also in the Lincoln-Beatrice, NE Combined Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Gage County is represented by the prefix 3 (it was the county with the third-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

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Gage County lies on the southern border of Nebraska, with its southern boundary line abutting the northern border of the state of Kansas. The Big Blue River runs south-southeast through the central part of the county.

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 860 square miles (2,200 km2), of which 851 square miles (2,200 km2) is land and 8.5 square miles (22 km2) (1.0%) is water.[8]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Protected areas

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860421—
18703,359697.9%
188013,164291.9%
189036,344176.1%
190030,051−17.3%
191030,3250.9%
192029,721−2.0%
193030,2421.8%
194029,588−2.2%
195028,052−5.2%
196026,818−4.4%
197025,731−4.1%
198024,456−5.0%
199022,794−6.8%
200022,9930.9%
201022,311−3.0%
202021,704−2.7%
2021 (est.)21,616[1]−0.4%
US Decennial Census[10]
1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12]
1990-2000[13] 2010-2013[14]

As of the 2000 United States Census,[15] there were 22,993 people, 9,316 households, and 6,204 families in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile (10 people/km2). There were 10,030 housing units at an average density of 12 units per square mile (4.6/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 56.6% were of German, 6.9% Irish, 6.3% English and 6.3% American ancestry.

There were 9,316 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

The county population contained 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,908, and the median income for a family was $43,072. Males had a median income of $29,680 versus $21,305 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,190. About 6.60% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.70% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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Cities

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Villages

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Census-designated place

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Unincorporated communities

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Townships

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Politics

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Prior to 1940, Gage County was a swing county, backing the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1936. Since then, it has become a Republican stronghold, aside from the 1964 election in which Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won the county in the midst of his national landslide victory.

United States presidential election results for Gage County, Nebraska[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 7,523 68.61% 3,242 29.57% 200 1.82%
2020 7,445 66.96% 3,385 30.44% 289 2.60%
2016 6,380 63.50% 2,935 29.21% 733 7.29%
2012 5,513 57.06% 3,903 40.40% 245 2.54%
2008 5,435 53.49% 4,473 44.03% 252 2.48%
2004 6,575 63.32% 3,655 35.20% 154 1.48%
2000 5,538 58.26% 3,516 36.99% 452 4.75%
1996 4,413 44.83% 4,008 40.72% 1,422 14.45%
1992 4,006 39.65% 3,315 32.81% 2,783 27.54%
1988 5,115 55.68% 4,008 43.63% 63 0.69%
1984 6,116 68.78% 2,709 30.47% 67 0.75%
1980 6,089 66.18% 2,259 24.55% 853 9.27%
1976 5,199 52.54% 4,506 45.54% 190 1.92%
1972 6,298 63.71% 3,588 36.29% 0 0.00%
1968 5,465 55.73% 3,704 37.77% 637 6.50%
1964 4,035 38.63% 6,411 61.37% 0 0.00%
1960 7,754 66.76% 3,861 33.24% 0 0.00%
1956 7,514 67.64% 3,595 32.36% 0 0.00%
1952 8,917 73.87% 3,154 26.13% 0 0.00%
1948 5,311 56.29% 4,124 43.71% 0 0.00%
1944 7,352 63.43% 4,238 36.57% 0 0.00%
1940 8,156 61.55% 5,096 38.45% 0 0.00%
1936 5,291 41.51% 7,227 56.70% 227 1.78%
1932 4,315 37.25% 7,036 60.73% 234 2.02%
1928 8,378 69.83% 3,526 29.39% 94 0.78%
1924 5,331 50.70% 3,330 31.67% 1,853 17.62%
1920 6,059 68.96% 2,477 28.19% 250 2.85%
1916 3,383 48.71% 3,385 48.74% 177 2.55%
1912 1,336 21.05% 2,593 40.85% 2,419 38.11%
1908 3,721 52.78% 3,129 44.38% 200 2.84%
1904 4,304 69.87% 1,330 21.59% 526 8.54%
1900 4,141 58.65% 2,701 38.25% 219 3.10%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 63. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on January 5, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Gage County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  6. ^ Gage County History (archived)
  7. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 133.
  8. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Rockford Lake State Recreation Area, Beatrice NE Google Maps (accessed 21 January 2019)
  10. ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  12. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  13. ^ "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 7, 2014.
  14. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  15. ^ "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  16. ^ Election Results
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