Hall County, Nebraska
| Hall County, Nebraska | |
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Hall County Courthouse in Grand Island
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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 | 1858 |
| Named for | Augustus Hall |
| Seat | Grand Island |
| Largest city | Grand Island |
| Area | |
| • Total | 552 sq mi (1,430 km2) |
| • Land | 546 sq mi (1,414 km2) |
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2), 1.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 61,680 |
| • Density | 107/sq mi (41/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Hall County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 58,607, making it Nebraska's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Grand Island. The county was formed in 1858 and named after Augustus Hall, an early judge of this territory.
Hall County is part of the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Hall County is represented by the prefix 8. Hall County had the eighth-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 a total area of 552 square miles (1,430 km2), of which 546 square miles (1,410 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (1.1%) is water.
Hall County has the highest density of tornado activity in Nebraska, with 121 tornadoes per 1,000 square miles (2,600 km2), about 4 times the state average.
As of the census of 2000, there were 53,534 people, 20,356 households, and 14,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile (38/km²). There were 21,574 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.67% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 8.19% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 14.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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