Total population (2010 census): 89542
Total population (1990 census): 74252
County seat: Nevada
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 629 | 200475 | 35527583 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 2 | D | D | |
Oats | 19 | 191 | 15548 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybeans | 497 | 106227 | 5359611 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 221 | 5306 | 18520 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 168 | 4402 | 16924 | |
Small Grain Hay | 10 | 110 | 132 | |
Tame Hay | 51 | 774 | 1449 | |
Wild Hay | 4 | 20 | 15 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 5 | 46 | 83 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 18 | 1394 | 22442 | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Asparagus | 4 | D | ||
Green Lima Beans | 6 | D | ||
Snap Beans | 11 | 2 | ||
Beets | 3 | 1 | ||
Broccoli | 4 | Z | ||
Head Cabbage | 2 | D | ||
Cantaloupes | 2 | D | ||
Carrots | 7 | 1 | ||
Cucumbers & Pickles | 3 | Z | ||
Garlic | 3 | 1 | ||
All Lettuce | 2 | D | ||
Dry Onions | 9 | 1 | ||
Green Peas | 7 | 1 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 4 | 1 | ||
Hot Peppers | 2 | D | ||
Potatoes | 18 | 4 | ||
Pumpkins | 12 | 21 | ||
Radishes | 1 | D | ||
Rhubarb | 1 | D | ||
Spinach | 1 | D | ||
Squash | 2 | D | ||
Sweet Corn | 12 | 10 | ||
Tomatoes | 19 | 4 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 12 | 45 | ||
Apricots | 1 | D | ||
Tart Cherries | 8 | 1 | ||
Grapes | 10 | 17 | ||
Peaches | 8 | 1 | ||
Pears | 7 | 1 | ||
Persimmons | 1 | D | ||
English Walnuts | 2 | D | ||
Strawberries | 9 | D | ||
Raspberries | 11 | 7 | ||
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 6 | - | 1 | - |
Greenhouse Crops | 1 | D | X | D |
Floriculture Crops | 3 | D | - | D |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | - | D |
Flower Seeds | 2 | - | D | D |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 11 | X | 108 | NA |
Nursery Stock | 6 | D | 19 | 66000 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 705 | 153984 | 21728167 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 6 | 78 | 3992 bu | |
Oats | 57 | 804 | 60090 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 688 | 145726 | 6578229 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 264 | 5459 | 16024 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 234 | 4336 | 13846 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 30 | 326 | 727 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 38 | 481 | 817 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 7 | D | 86 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 5 | D | 1646 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 36 | 1428 | 24063 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Asparagus | 3 | 8 | ||
Cucumbers & Pickles | 3 | Z | ||
Pumpkins | 6 | 10 | ||
Squash | 4 | 2 | ||
Sweet Corn | 8 | 34 | ||
Tomatoes | 7 | 8 | ||
Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 8 | 37 | 4139 trees | |
Raspberries | 3 | 1 | D | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 16 | D | 150 | 789 |
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 4 | X | 11 | X |
Florculture Crops | 6 | D | D | D |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | D | D |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | D | D | D |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | 22 | 20 |
Nursery Crops | 4 | D | 33 | 70 |
Sod Harvested | 5 | X | 90 | 95 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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