Washington County | |
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Coordinates: 41°32′N 96°13′W / 41.53°N 96.22°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1854 (created) 1855 (reorganized) |
Named for | George Washington[1] |
Seat | Blair |
Largest city | Blair |
Area | |
• Total | 393 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
• Land | 390 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
• Water | 3.2 sq mi (8 km2) 0.8% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,865 |
• Estimate (2023) | 21,152 |
• Density | 53/sq mi (20/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 20,865.[2] Its county seat is Blair.[3] Washington County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4] In the Nebraska license plate system, Washington County is represented by the prefix 29 (it had the 29th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).