Grant County | |
|---|---|
 Grant County Courthouse in Hyannis | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°55′N 101°44′W / 41.92°N 101.74°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | March 31, 1887 |
| Named for | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Seat | Hyannis |
| Largest village | Hyannis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 783 sq mi (2,030 km2) |
| • Land | 776 sq mi (2,010 km2) |
| • Water | 7.0 sq mi (18 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 611 |
| • Density | 0.78/sq mi (0.30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 611,[1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Nebraska and the ninth-least populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Hyannis.[2] The county was founded in 1887 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.[3]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Grant County is represented by the prefix 92 (it had the ninety-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "Grant County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 141.