Buffalo County, Nebraska
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Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 50,084,[1] making it Nebraska's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Kearney.[2] The county was created in 1855[3] and was organized in 1870.[4][5] It was named after the once-prevalent bison herds of the Great Plains.[6]
Buffalo County | |
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Coordinates: 40°52′N 99°04′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1855 (authorized) 1870 (organized) |
Named for | American bison |
Seat | Kearney |
Largest city | Kearney |
Area | |
• Total | 975 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
• Land | 968 sq mi (2,510 km2) |
• Water | 7.3 sq mi (19 km2) 0.7% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 50,084 |
• Density | 51/sq mi (20/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Buffalo County is part of the Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Buffalo County is represented by the prefix 9; when the license plate system was established in 1922, the county ranked ninth in number of registered vehicles.