Nemaha County, Nebraska

Founding: 1855
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Nemaha River
Seat: Brownville (1855–1883); Auburn (1883–)

Land area: 407 square miles

Population (2020): 7,074

Population (historic): 3,139 (1860); 10,451 (1880); 14,952 (1900); 12,356 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1930s

Subdivisions: Two cities; five villages

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,439 (41.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 40.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,772
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,727
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,524
Average farm size (1920): 137.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Illinois, Germany, Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, and Pennsylvania
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Auburn

Namesake: Auburn, New York

Founding: 1868 (platting as Sheridan); 1881 (platting as Calvert); 1882 (post office); 1883 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,470

Population (historic): 1,537 (1890); 2,729 (1910); 3,068 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1930s; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 723 (41.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Frederick Schlange Farm (c. 1885). 72636 635th Road. Italianate.
2. Conrad Harms Farm (c. 1880). 72787 636th Road. Italianate.
3. David Watkins Farm (c. 1880). 73435 638th Road. Italianate.
4. John Holman House (c. 1900). 63528 720th Road. Queen Anne.
5. *John Bennett House (1868). 72896 State Route 67.
6. *Thomas Majors House (1898). 800 Mulberry Street.

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