Douglas County, Nebraska

Douglas County
Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha
Official seal of Douglas County
Official logo of Douglas County
Map of Nebraska highlighting Douglas County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°17′43″N 96°09′16″W / 41.29535°N 96.15448°W / 41.29535; -96.15448
Country United States
State Nebraska
FoundedNovember 23, 1854
Named forStephen A. Douglas
SeatOmaha
Largest cityOmaha
Area
 • Total339 sq mi (880 km2)
 • Land328 sq mi (850 km2)
 • Water11 sq mi (30 km2)  3.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total584,526
 • Estimate 
(2023)
589,540 Increase
 • Density1,700/sq mi (670/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.douglascounty-ne.gov

Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population is 584,526. It is the state's most populous county, home to just under 30% of Nebraska's residents. Its county seat is Omaha,[1] the state's largest city. The county was established in 1854 and named after Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), who was then serving as a U.S. senator from Illinois.[2][3]

Douglas County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Douglas County was represented by the prefix "1" (as it had the largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922). In 2002, the state discontinued the 1922 system in the three most populous counties: Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy counties.[5]

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ About Douglas County: History. DC website.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 55. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. ^ US OMB. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.
  5. ^ "History Of Nebraska Passenger Vehicle License Plates". Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. Retrieved October 29, 2015.