Washington County, Nebraska

Washington County
Washington County Courthouse in Blair
Washington County Courthouse in Blair
Map of Nebraska highlighting Washington County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°32′N 96°13′W / 41.53°N 96.22°W / 41.53; -96.22
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1854 (created)
1855 (reorganized)
Named forGeorge Washington[1]
SeatBlair
Largest cityBlair
Area
 • Total393 sq mi (1,020 km2)
 • Land390 sq mi (1,000 km2)
 • Water3.2 sq mi (8 km2)  0.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total20,865
 • Estimate 
(2023)
21,152 Increase
 • Density53/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.co.washington.ne.us

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).

  1. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 136.
  2. ^ "Washington County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ 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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