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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.1%), Manufacturing (13.0%).
Detached houses: $160,622Here:$160,622State:$147,392 Townhouses or other attached units: $105,423Here:$105,423State:$145,274 In 2-unit structures: $40,938Here:$40,938State:$111,285 Mobile homes: $48,941Here:$48,941State:$29,187 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $74,097Here:$74,097State:$71,559
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.9% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.0%
McCain (Republican): 62.2% Obama (Democratic): 36.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,132 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,910 (1.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Seward County is $402 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $667 a month.
Cities in this county include: Seward, Milford, Utica, Beaver Crossing, Staplehurst, Garland, Pleasant Dale, Bee, Goehner, Cordova.
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Notable locations in Seward County: Briggs Feed Yard (A), Camp Kiwanis (B), Issac Walton Cabin (C), Blue Valley Cooperative Elevator (D), Tamora (E), Pleasant Dale (F), Twin Lakes Camp-N-Shop (G), Thornridge Golf Course (H), Ruby Co-op Company Elevator (I), Blue River Rest Area (J), Goehner Rest Area (K), Tamora Volunteer Fire Department (L), Link Library (M), Stanley A Matzke Library (N), Bartels Museum of Rocks and Minerals (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Seward County include: East Fairview Church (A), Bellwood Mennonite Church (B), Saint Paul Church (C), Salem Church (D), West Fairview Church (E), West Blue Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: American Cemetery (1), Anderson Cemetery (2), Pleasant View Cemetery (3), Goldhammer Cemetery (4), Old Salem Cemetery (5), Seward Cemetery (6), Englehaupt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Twin Lakes (A), Wehr-Ahlschwede Reservoir (B), Richert Reservoir Number 2 (C), Oak-Middle Reservoir 76-A (D), Richert Reservoir Number 1 (E), Wagner-Meyers Reservoir (F), Oak-Middle Reservoir 82-B (G), Miller-Flowerday Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Shadley Vale Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Lone Tree Creek (C), Lincoln Creek (D), Indian Creek (E), Walnut Creek (F), Plum Creek (G), North Fork Johnson Creek (H), Culver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Seward County include: Blue River State Recreation Area (1), Twin Lakes State Wildlife Management Area (2), Bur Oak State Wildlife Management Area (3), Oak Glen State Wildlife Management Area (4), North Lake Basin State Wildlife Management Area (5), North Ball Park (6), Big Blue River Historical Marker (7), Arrival Sculpture (8), Tall Grass Prairie Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Seward County: Briggs Feed Yard (A), Camp Kiwanis (B), Issac Walton Cabin (C), Blue Valley Cooperative Elevator (D), Tamora (E), Pleasant Dale (F), Twin Lakes Camp-N-Shop (G), Thornridge Golf Course (H), Ruby Co-op Company Elevator (I), Blue River Rest Area (J), Goehner Rest Area (K), Tamora Volunteer Fire Department (L), Link Library (M), Stanley A Matzke Library (N), Bartels Museum of Rocks and Minerals (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Seward County include: East Fairview Church (A), Bellwood Mennonite Church (B), Saint Paul Church (C), Salem Church (D), West Fairview Church (E), West Blue Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: American Cemetery (1), Anderson Cemetery (2), Pleasant View Cemetery (3), Goldhammer Cemetery (4), Old Salem Cemetery (5), Seward Cemetery (6), Englehaupt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Twin Lakes (A), Wehr-Ahlschwede Reservoir (B), Richert Reservoir Number 2 (C), Oak-Middle Reservoir 76-A (D), Richert Reservoir Number 1 (E), Wagner-Meyers Reservoir (F), Oak-Middle Reservoir 82-B (G), Miller-Flowerday Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Shadley Vale Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Lone Tree Creek (C), Lincoln Creek (D), Indian Creek (E), Walnut Creek (F), Plum Creek (G), North Fork Johnson Creek (H), Culver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Seward County include: Blue River State Recreation Area (1), Twin Lakes State Wildlife Management Area (2), Bur Oak State Wildlife Management Area (3), Oak Glen State Wildlife Management Area (4), North Lake Basin State Wildlife Management Area (5), North Ball Park (6), Big Blue River Historical Marker (7), Arrival Sculpture (8), Tall Grass Prairie Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Butler County , Fillmore County , Lancaster County , Polk County , Saline County , York County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 1,915 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 282 (41% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.7%
Housing units in Seward County with a mortgage: 1,941 (224 second mortgage, 155 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,294
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Most common first ancestries reported in Seward County (%):
7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,391 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 5.46% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($26,973 average AGI) 2.06% relocated from other states ($10,418 average AGI)Seward County:2.06%Nebraska average:2.84%
7.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,043 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 5.59% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,655 average AGI) 2.26% relocated to other states ($8,388 average AGI)Seward County:2.26%Nebraska average:3.31%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.5
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,567 (2,377 aged, 190 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
3,816 spouses, 4,606 children (4,077 natural, 240 adopted, 289 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 109 other relatives, 144 non-relatives
Size of family households: 1,972 2-persons, 829 3-persons, 801 4-persons, 424 5-persons, 155 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,502 1-person, 222 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
96.0% of residents of Seward County speak English at home. 1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
Population growth in Seward County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.03 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
56% of Seward County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Nebraska.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Solid Waste Management: $289,000
Corrections - Other: $2,048,000
Police Protection: $801,000
Solid Waste Management: $507,000
Financial Administration: $457,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $457,000
Central Staff Services: $411,000
General Public Buildings: $253,000
Fire Protection: $188,000
Parks & Recreation: $97,000
Health Services - Other: $74,000
General - Other: $71,000
Natural Resources - Other: $51,000
Welfare - Other: $32,000
General: $112,000
Libraries: $79,000
Air Transportation: $23,000
General Revenue, NEC: $194,000
General Support: $515,000
All Other: $43,000
NEC: $430,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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