Colfax County, Nebraska
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Colfax County Courthouse in Schuyler
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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 | 1869 |
| Named for | Schuyler Colfax |
| Seat | Schuyler |
| Largest city | Schuyler |
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| • Total | 417 sq mi (1,080 km2) |
| • Land | 412 sq mi (1,067 km2) |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2), 1.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 10,515 |
| • Density | 26/sq mi (10/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,515. Its county seat is Schuyler. The county and its seat are named after former Vice President of the United States, Schuyler Colfax.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Colfax County is represented by the prefix 43 (it had the 43rd largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Colfax County's first courthouse was completed in 1872.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 417 square miles (1,080 km2), of which 412 square miles (1,070 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (1.2%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,441 people, 3,682 households, and 2,592 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 4,088 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.73% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 15.94% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. 26.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.8% were of German and 24.2% Czech ancestry according to Census 2000.
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