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 ________________________...