Population loss in rural Nebraska: Deuel County

Source:  Wikipedia (Deuel County, Chappell)

Chappell is the county seat of Deuel County.

Population loss by degrees:  70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:

• 18.1% - Deuel County
• 30.6% - Nebraska
• 30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

24.6% - Deuel County

15.4% - Nebraska

15.6% - U.S.

The last time Deuel County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1936.  (Barry Goldwater won by 29.2 percentage points in 1964, and George Wallace received 5.9% of the vote in 1968.) 

Chappell Memorial Library and Art Gallery

Related reading:
Rural Nebraska faces shortage of attorneys.  (Omaha World-Herald, 9/30/2013)

According to the bar group there were 18 lawyers in Cheyenne County in 2012, four in Deuel County, two in Kimball County and none at all in Banner County.

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