Jefferson County, Nebraska
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Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,240.[1] Its county seat is Fairbury.[2] The county was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America.
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Jefferson County | |
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Coordinates: 40°10′N 97°09′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | January 26, 1856 (founded) 1864 (organized) |
Named for | Thomas Jefferson |
Seat | Fairbury |
Largest city | Fairbury |
Area | |
• Total | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Land | 570 sq mi (1,500 km2) |
• Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2) 1.0% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2021) | 7,176 |
• Density | 12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
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In the Nebraska license plate system, Jefferson County is represented by the prefix 33 (it had the thirty-third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).