Loup County
Nebraska was organized in 1883. The first white men
settled here sometime prior to 1873 and lived a few miles
southeast of Taylor in the Sioux Creek-Kent area. The
first county seat was situated in Kent but was wrestled
away by Taylor shortly after in 1883. The population
continued to grow as the homeseekers arrived, particularly
following the Kinkaid Act of 1904 which helped to settle the
Sandhills area of Nebraska and the northern part of Loup
County. According to the April 12, 1904, Taylor Clarion,
there were 207,780 acres of Loup County land that came under
the Kinkaid Acts. Loup County is totally agriculture
oriented, both in farming and in ranching. Fine cattle
of many breeds can be found at any number of large and small
ranches. Two rivers, the North Loup and the Calamus and
two highways, U.S. 183 and State Highway 91 are vital to the
County. Some of the friendliest Nebraskans to be found
in the state call Loup County home.
excerpts from the Loup County Centennial
Book 1883-1983 by Kevin P.Brown-
Since 1983 another
highway has been added to Loup County: Nebraska Highway
96, which goes on the northern edge of the Calamus Reservoir
in Loup
County.
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