Sheridan County, Nebraska
| Sheridan County, Nebraska | |
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Sheridan County Courthouse in Rushville
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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 | 1885 |
| Named for | Philip Sheridan |
| Seat | Rushville |
| Largest city | Gordon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,470 sq mi (6,397 km2) |
| • Land | 2,441 sq mi (6,322 km2) |
| • Water | 29 sq mi (75 km2), 1.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 5,469 |
| • Density | 2.2/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
Sheridan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,469. Its county seat is Rushville. The county was formed in 1885 and named after General Philip H. Sheridan.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Sheridan County is represented by the prefix 61 (it had the sixty-first-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,470 square miles (6,400 km2), of which 2,441 square miles (6,320 km2) is land and 29 square miles (75 km2) (1.2%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Nebraska by area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,198 people, 2,549 households, and 1,728 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 3,013 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.11% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 9.23% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. 1.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.6% were of German, 8.8% English, 7.8% Irish and 7.3% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
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