Cass County, Nebraska

Cass County
Cass County Courthouse in Plattsmouth
Cass County Courthouse in Plattsmouth
Map of Nebraska highlighting Cass County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°55′N 96°08′W / 40.91°N 96.14°W / 40.91; -96.14
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1855
Named forLewis Cass
SeatPlattsmouth
Largest cityPlattsmouth
Area
 • Total566 sq mi (1,470 km2)
 • Land557 sq mi (1,440 km2)
 • Water8.4 sq mi (22 km2)  1.5%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)
27,017
 • Density48.5/sq mi (18.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.cassne.org

Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 26,598.[1] Its county seat and largest city is Plattsmouth.[2] The county was formed in 1855, and was named for General Lewis Cass, an American military officer, politician, and statesman.[3][4][5]

Cass County is included in the OmahaCouncil Bluffs, NE–IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[6]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Cass County is represented by the prefix 20 (it had the 20th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "Cass County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 30. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "Cass County Nebraska Historic Building Survey" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. August 2004. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved December 18, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 71.
  6. ^ United States Office of Management and Budget. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.

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