Saunders County, Nebraska
| Saunders County, Nebraska | |
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Saunders County Courthouse in Wahoo
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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 | Alvin Saunders |
| Seat | Wahoo |
| Largest city | Wahoo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 760 sq mi (1,968 km2) |
| • Land | 750 sq mi (1,942 km2) |
| • Water | 9.6 sq mi (25 km2), 1.3% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 20,780 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (11/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Saunders County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,780. Its county seat is Wahoo.
Saunders County is included in the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Saunders County is represented by the prefix 6 (the county had the sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Saunders County was established by an 1856 act of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature and later organized in 1866; its boundaries were redefined in 1858. The county was originally named after John C. Calhoun; in 1862, during the American Civil War, it was renamed after Nebraska territorial governor Alvin Saunders.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 760 square miles (2,000 km2), of which 750 square miles (1,900 km2) is land and 9.6 square miles (25 km2) (1.3%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,830 people, 7,498 households, and 5,443 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 8,266 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.49% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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