Johnson County | |
|---|---|
 Johnson County Courthouse in Tecumseh | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′N 96°16′W / 40.4°N 96.27°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1855 (founded) 1857 (organized) |
| Named for | Richard Mentor Johnson |
| Seat | Tecumseh |
| Largest city | Tecumseh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 377 sq mi (980 km2) |
| • Land | 376 sq mi (970 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,290 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 5,316  |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | johnsoncounty |
Johnson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,290.[1] Its county seat is Tecumseh.[2] The county was formed in 1855, and was organized in 1857.[3][4][5] It was named after Richard Mentor Johnson, who was Vice President of the United States from 1837 to 1841.[6] In the Nebraska license plate system, Johnson County is represented by the prefix 57 (it had the fifty-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 82. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Reconnaissance Level Survey for: Johnson County Nebraska Historic Building Survey" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Johnson County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 169.