Lincoln County, Nebraska
| Lincoln County, Nebraska | |
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Lincoln County Courthouse in North Platte
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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 | 1866 |
| Named for | Abraham Lincoln |
| Seat | North Platte |
| Largest city | North Platte |
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| • Total | 2,575 sq mi (6,669 km2) |
| • Land | 2,564 sq mi (6,641 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (28 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 36,288 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,288. Its county seat is North Platte. Despite the county's name, the state capital city of Lincoln is not located in or near Lincoln County.
Lincoln County is part of the North Platte, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Lincoln County is represented by the prefix 15 (it had the fifteenth-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 2,575 square miles (6,670 km2), of which 2,564 square miles (6,640 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (0.4%) is water. It is the third-largest county in Nebraska by area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,632 people, 14,076 households, and 9,444 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There are 15,438 housing units in Lincoln. (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.70% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.65% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 5.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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