Cherry County, Nebraska

Cherry County
Cherry County Courthouse in Valentine
Cherry County Courthouse in Valentine
Map of Nebraska highlighting Cherry County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°32′N 101°07′W / 42.54°N 101.12°W / 42.54; -101.12
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1883
Named forSamuel A. Cherry
SeatValentine
Largest cityValentine
Area
 • Total6,009 sq mi (15,560 km2)
 • Land5,960 sq mi (15,400 km2)
 • Water49 sq mi (130 km2)  0.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,455
 • Density0.91/sq mi (0.35/km2)
Time zones
Eastern part of countyUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Western part of countyUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.cherry.ne.us
Map of 1885, with subdivision into:
*Boiling Springs
*Sharp's Ranch
*Valentine
*Seven Creeks
Map of 1919, with subdivision into precincts
precincts of 2010 (Cherry County in upper part of map)

Cherry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,455.[1] Its county seat is Valentine.[2] The county was named for Lt. Samuel A. Cherry, an Army officer who was stationed at Fort Niobrara and who had been killed in South Dakota in 1881.[3] Cherry County is in the Nebraska Sandhills. It is the largest county in the state at nearly 6,000 square miles (16,000 km2), larger than the state of Connecticut.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Cherry County is represented by the prefix 66 (it had the 66th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "Cherry County, Nebraska Profile". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Cherry County Archived March 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Nebraska Association of County Officials, 2004. Accessed April 30, 2008.

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