Douglas County | |
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.jpg) Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha | |
 Seal  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′43″N 96°09′16″W / 41.29535°N 96.15448°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | November 23, 1854 |
| Named for | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Seat | Omaha |
| Largest city | Omaha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 339 sq mi (880 km2) |
| • Land | 328 sq mi (850 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 3.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 584,526 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 589,540  |
| • Density | 1,700/sq mi (670/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population is 584,526. It is the state's most populous county, home to just under 30% of Nebraska's residents. Its county seat is Omaha,[1] the state's largest city. The county was established in 1854 and named after Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), who was then serving as a U.S. senator from Illinois.[2][3]
Douglas County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Douglas County was represented by the prefix "1" (as it had the largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922). In 2002, the state discontinued the 1922 system in the three most populous counties: Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy counties.[5]
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ About Douglas County: History. DC website.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 55. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ US OMB. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.
- ^ "History Of Nebraska Passenger Vehicle License Plates". Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. Retrieved October 29, 2015.