Cedar County, Nebraska
| Cedar County, Nebraska | |
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Cedar County courthouse in Hartington
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1857 |
| Seat | Hartington |
| Largest city | Hartington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 746 sq mi (1,932 km2) |
| • Land | 740 sq mi (1,917 km2) |
| • Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2), 0.7% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 8,852 |
| • Density | 12/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Cedar County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,852. Its county seat is Hartington. The county was formed in 1857 and named for the many cedars that grow there.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Cedar County is represented by the prefix 13 (it had the 13th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 746 square miles (1,930 km2), of which 740 square miles (1,900 km2) is land and 5.5 square miles (14 km2) (0.7%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,615 people, 3,623 households, and 2,565 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 4,200 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.07% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 69.8% were of German and 5.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
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