Buffalo County | |
|---|---|
_3.jpg) Buffalo County Courthouse in Kearney | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′N 99°04′W / 40.86°N 99.07°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1855 (authorized) 1870 (organized) |
| Named for | American bison |
| Seat | Kearney |
| Largest city | Kearney |
| Area | |
• Total | 975 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
| • Land | 968 sq mi (2,510 km2) |
| • Water | 7.3 sq mi (19 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 50,084 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 50,084,[1] making it Nebraska's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Kearney.[2] The county was created in 1855[3] and was organized in 1870.[4][5] It was named after the once-prevalent bison herds of the Great Plains.[6]
Buffalo County is part of the Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Buffalo County is represented by the prefix 9; when the license plate system was established in 1922, the county ranked ninth in number of registered vehicles.
- ^ "Buffalo County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ (March 10, 2009) Buffalo County says 1855 was the date, Kearney Hub, Retrieved November 10, 2010
- ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on April 14, 2003. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Buffalo County Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. August 1, 1993. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 24. ISBN 0803250606.