Cedar County | |
|---|---|
 Cedar County Courthouse in Hartington | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′N 97°15′W / 42.6°N 97.25°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Seat | Hartington |
| Largest city | Hartington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 746 sq mi (1,930 km2) |
| • Land | 740 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
| • Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8,380 |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Cedar County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,380.[1] The county seat is Hartington.[2] The county was formed in 1857, and was named for the Cedar tree groves in the area.[3][4][5]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Cedar County is represented by the prefix 13 (it had the 13th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "Cedar 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.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 33. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on May 8, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Cedar County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 18, 2014.