Nuckolls County | |
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Coordinates: 40°11′N 98°03′W / 40.18°N 98.05°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1860 (founded) 1871 (organized) |
Named for | Stephen Friel Nuckolls |
Seat | Nelson |
Largest city | Superior |
Area | |
• Total | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Land | 575 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.1% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2021) | 4,060 |
• Density | 7.43/sq mi (2.87/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Nuckolls County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 4,095.[1] Its county seat is Nelson.[2]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Nuckolls County is represented by the prefix 42 (it had the 42nd-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).