Jefferson County, Nebraska

Jefferson County
Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairbury
Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairbury
Map of Nebraska highlighting Jefferson County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°10′N 97°09′W / 40.17°N 97.15°W / 40.17; -97.15
Country United States
State Nebraska
FoundedJanuary 26, 1856 (founded)
1864 (organized)
Named forThomas Jefferson
SeatFairbury
Largest cityFairbury
Area
 • Total
576 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Land570 sq mi (1,500 km2)
 • Water5.5 sq mi (14 km2)  1.0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,240
 • Estimate 
(2021)
7,176 Decrease
 • Density13/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.jefferson.ne.us

Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,240.[1] Its county seat is Fairbury.[2] The county was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America. In the Nebraska license plate system, Jefferson County is represented by the prefix 33 (it had the thirty-third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.