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Stanton County
Stanton County
County
	Stanton County courthouse in Stanton
	Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
	Nebraska's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°55′N 97°11′W / 41.92°N 97.19°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1856 (founded as "Izard County"); 1862 (renamed "Stanton County"); 1867 (organized)
Named for	Edwin M. Stanton
Seat	Stanton
Largest city	Stanton
Area
• Total	431 sq mi (1,120 km2)
• Land	428 sq mi (1,110 km2)
• Water	3.1 sq mi (8 km2) 0.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,842
• Density	14/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st

Stanton County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,842.^[1] Its county seat is Stanton.^[2] The county was formed in 1856 and organized in 1867.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] It was first called Izard County until 1862, when it was renamed for Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.^[7]

Stanton County is part of the Norfolk, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Stanton County is represented by the prefix 53 (it had the 53rd-greatest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

The terrain of Stanton County consists of low rolling hills, sloped toward the east. The Elkhorn River flows easterly through the upper central part of the county.^[8] The county has a total area of 431 square miles (1,120 km²), of which 428 square miles (1,110 km²) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²) (0.7%) is water.^[9]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Cuming County – east
Colfax County – south
Platte County – southwest
Madison County – west
Pierce County – northwest
Wayne County – north

Protected areas

Black Island State Wildlife Management Area (partial)^[10]
Maskenthine Lake Recreation Area^[11]
Red Fox State Wildlife Management Area^[12]
Wood Duck State Wildlife Management Area^[13]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	636	—
1880	1,813	185.1%
1890	4,619	154.8%
1900	6,959	50.7%
1910	7,542	8.4%
1920	7,756	2.8%
1930	7,809	0.7%
1940	6,887	−11.8%
1950	6,387	−7.3%
1960	5,783	−9.5%
1970	5,758	−0.4%
1980	6,549	13.7%
1990	6,244	−4.7%
2000	6,455	3.4%
2010	6,129	−5.1%
2020	5,842	−4.7%
US Decennial Census^[14] 1790-1960^[15] 1900-1990^[16] 1990-2000^[17] 2010^[18]

As of the 2000 United States Census,^[19] there were 6,455 people, 2,297 households, and 1,784 families in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (5.8 people/km²). There were 2,452 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2.3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.72% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 1.38% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 2.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 55.8% were of German, 9.7% Czech and 5.6% Irish ancestry.

There were 2,297 households, out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.50% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.30% were non-families. 19.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.16.

The county population contained 29.80% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,676, and the median income for a family was $41,040. Males had a median income of $27,969 versus $19,428 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,511. About 5.30% of families and 6.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.80% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

Stanton (county seat)

Village

Pilger

Census-designated place

Woodland Park

Politics

Stanton County voters are reliably Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.

United States presidential election results for Stanton County, Nebraska^[20]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	2,536	82.44%	492	15.99%	48	1.56%
2020	2,561	80.92%	532	16.81%	72	2.27%
2016	2,187	78.08%	417	14.89%	197	7.03%
2012	1,949	73.71%	614	23.22%	81	3.06%
2008	1,781	71.38%	664	26.61%	50	2.00%
2004	2,159	78.65%	559	20.36%	27	0.98%
2000	1,895	76.23%	500	20.11%	91	3.66%
1996	1,457	59.64%	577	23.62%	409	16.74%
1992	1,274	49.71%	496	19.35%	793	30.94%
1988	1,711	72.50%	639	27.08%	10	0.42%
1984	2,082	83.01%	411	16.39%	15	0.60%
1980	1,945	78.87%	362	14.68%	159	6.45%
1976	1,469	64.26%	764	33.42%	53	2.32%
1972	1,662	77.66%	478	22.34%	0	0.00%
1968	1,408	71.36%	411	20.83%	154	7.81%
1964	1,299	56.16%	1,014	43.84%	0	0.00%
1960	1,680	66.22%	857	33.78%	0	0.00%
1956	1,676	65.14%	897	34.86%	0	0.00%
1952	1,983	74.69%	672	25.31%	0	0.00%
1948	1,259	56.01%	989	43.99%	0	0.00%
1944	1,682	65.81%	874	34.19%	0	0.00%
1940	2,074	65.74%	1,081	34.26%	0	0.00%
1936	1,169	36.55%	1,917	59.94%	112	3.50%
1932	568	19.73%	2,302	79.96%	9	0.31%
1928	1,211	48.17%	1,296	51.55%	7	0.28%
1924	962	39.43%	596	24.43%	882	36.15%
1920	1,457	72.67%	501	24.99%	47	2.34%
1916	736	43.91%	899	53.64%	41	2.45%
1912	471	31.15%	724	47.88%	317	20.97%
1908	792	48.59%	823	50.49%	15	0.92%
1904	895	59.87%	513	34.31%	87	5.82%
1900	788	50.48%	751	48.11%	22	1.41%