Grant County, Nebraska

Grant County
Grant County Courthouse in Hyannis
Grant County Courthouse in Hyannis
Map of Nebraska highlighting Grant 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°55′N 101°44′W / 41.92°N 101.74°W / 41.92; -101.74
Country United States
State Nebraska
FoundedMarch 31, 1887
Named forUlysses S. Grant
SeatHyannis
Largest villageHyannis
Area
 • Total783 sq mi (2,030 km2)
 • Land776 sq mi (2,010 km2)
 • Water7.0 sq mi (18 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total611
 • Density0.78/sq mi (0.30/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district3rd

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).

  1. ^ "Grant County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 141.