Hall County, Nebraska

Hall County
Hall County Courthouse in Grand Island
Hall County Courthouse in Grand Island
Map of Nebraska highlighting Hall County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°52′N 98°30′W / 40.87°N 98.5°W / 40.87; -98.5
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1858
Named forAugustus Hall
SeatGrand Island
Largest cityGrand Island
Area
 • Total552 sq mi (1,430 km2)
 • Land546 sq mi (1,410 km2)
 • Water5.9 sq mi (15 km2)  1.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total62,895
 • Density110/sq mi (44/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.hallcountyne.gov

Hall County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 62,895,[1] making it Nebraska's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Grand Island.[2] The county was formed in 1858; it was named for Augustus Hall, an early judge of this territory.[3]

Hall County is part of the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Hall County is represented by the prefix 8. Hall County had the eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922.

  1. ^ "Hall County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 147.