Boone County, Nebraska

Boone County
Boone County Courthouse in Albion
Boone County Courthouse in Albion
Map of Nebraska highlighting Boone 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°42′N 98°04′W / 41.7°N 98.06°W / 41.7; -98.06
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1871
Named forDaniel Boone
SeatAlbion
Largest cityAlbion
Area
 • Total687 sq mi (1,780 km2)
 • Land687 sq mi (1,780 km2)
 • Water0.7 sq mi (2 km2)  0.1%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)
5,386
 • Density7.8/sq mi (3.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.boone.ne.us

Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,386.[1] Its county seat is Albion.[2] The county was organized in 1871[3] and named after Daniel Boone.[4]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Boone County is represented by the prefix 23 (it had the 23rd-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 19. ISBN 0803250606.
  4. ^ History of the Origin of the Place Names in Nine Northwestern States. 1908. p. 12.