Sherman County, Nebraska

Sherman County
Sherman County Courthouse in Loup City
Map of Nebraska highlighting Sherman 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°13′N 98°58′W / 41.22°N 98.97°W / 41.22; -98.97
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1870 (founded)
1872 (organized)
Named forWilliam Tecumseh Sherman
SeatLoup City
Largest cityLoup City
Area
 • Total572 sq mi (1,480 km2)
 • Land566 sq mi (1,470 km2)
 • Water5.8 sq mi (15 km2)  1.0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,959
 • Density5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd

Sherman County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 2,959.[1] Its county seat is Loup City.[2] The county was created in 1870, and was organized in 1872.[3][4][5] It was named for American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.[6]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Sherman County is represented by the prefix 56 (it had the fifty-sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "Sherman County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 135. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on May 10, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sherman County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sherman County". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2010.