Population loss in rural Nebraska: Johnson County

Source:  Wikipedia (Johnson County, Tecumseh)

Tecumseh is the county seat of Johnson County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

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

• 17.3% - Johnson County
• 30.6% - Nebraska
• 30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

• 18.4% - Johnson County
• 15.4% - Nebraska
• 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Johnson County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1964. (LBJ defeated Barry Goldwater by a margin of 8.4 percentage points.  George Wallace received 8.7% of the vote in 1968.)

Tecumseh Public Library

Related reading:
Nebraska's prisons are still understaffed, especially Tecumseh.  (Omaha World-Herald, 5/5/2017)

Two weeks ago, safety concerns expressed by local workers at the high-security prison here led Johnson County Board members to request a meeting with the warden of the Tecumseh State Prison. 

Employees and their families were concerned about staff security, and worried that inmates were gaining “the upper hand” at the 960-bed prison, according to Scotty Gottula, the chairman of the County Board. 

“ There’s talk out here in the community that the place is a time bomb,” Gottula said.

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