Lincoln County, Nebraska
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Not to be confused with Lincoln, Nebraska.
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,676.[2] Its county seat is North Platte.[3] Despite the county's name, the state capital city of Lincoln is not in or near Lincoln County.
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Lincoln County | |
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Coordinates: 41°03′N 100°45′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1866 |
Named for | Abraham Lincoln[1] |
Seat | North Platte |
Largest city | North Platte |
Area | |
• Total | 2,575 sq mi (6,670 km2) |
• Land | 2,564 sq mi (6,640 km2) |
• Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 0.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 34,676 |
• Density | 14.1/sq mi (5.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
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Lincoln County is one of the three counties in the North Platte 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 for a state county when the license plate system was established in 1922).