Hamilton County | |
|---|---|
 Hamilton County courthouse in Aurora | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′N 98°01′W / 40.88°N 98.02°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1867 (created) 1870 (organized) |
| Named for | Alexander Hamilton |
| Seat | Aurora |
| Largest city | Aurora |
| Area | |
| • Total | 547 sq mi (1,420 km2) |
| • Land | 544 sq mi (1,410 km2) |
| • Water | 4.1 sq mi (11 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,429 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,429.[1] Its county seat is Aurora.[2] The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury in the new United States government.
Hamilton County is included in the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Hamilton County is represented by the prefix 28 (it had the 28th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "Hamilton County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.