Grant, Madrid show growth in newly-released 2020 census

The City of Grant and Village of Madrid picked up bragging rights for the next 10 years in the final population count of the 2020 census.

Residents can now say their communities showed population growth since the prior census.  

In addition, Grant was among less than 30 Nebraska cities west of Grand Island with populations of 250 or more that showed positive growth in the census.

Grant’s population grew by 2.7% from 2010 to 2020, from 1,165 in 2010 to 1,197 in 2020—a gain of 32 people. 

City officials in Grant were elated with the news. City Superintendent Edward Dunn said it re-enforces the fact that Grant continues to be a growing community. 

The Village of Madrid went from 231 people in 2010 to 242 in the latest census, an increase of 4.8%.

While Grant and Madrid showed positive growth, the same was not true at the county level for Perkins County and its neighboring counties to the north and south. 

All six of the counties showed a loss in population—some minor, some rather significant. 

Perkins, Keith and Chase Counties suffered only single-digit percentage losses while Dundy, Hayes and Hitchcock suffered double-digit percentage losses. 

Keith County fared the best of the six, losing just 33 people for a 0.39% loss. Population stands at 8,335.

Chase County was next, with a 1.84% loss, totalling 73 people, bringing their population to 3,893.

 Perkins County followed with a 3.77% loss of residents amounting to 112 people over the last 10 years. County populations now stands at 2,858. 

Hitchcock County lost 292 residents during the decennial, representing a population loss of 10.04%. Current population stands at 2,616.

Hayes County started the decennial with just 967 residents and finished with 856. That loss of 111 people represented a 11.48% decline.

Dundy County suffered the largest loss of residents, both in terms of people and percentage of population. 

In the last 10 years, Dundy County has seen its population decline by 354 people, going from 2,008 to 1,654, or a loss of 17.62%

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