Kimball County, Nebraska

Kimball County
Kimball County Courthouse in Kimball
Kimball County Courthouse in Kimball
Map of Nebraska highlighting Kimball 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°12′N 103°43′W / 41.2°N 103.71°W / 41.2; -103.71
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1888
SeatKimball
Largest cityKimball
Area
 • Total
952 sq mi (2,470 km2)
 • Land952 sq mi (2,470 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (2 km2)  0.06%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,434
 • Estimate 
(2022)
3,315 Decrease
 • Density3.6/sq mi (1.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.kimball.ne.us

Kimball County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 3,434.[1] Its county seat is Kimball.[2] The county was formed in 1888 and named after railroad pioneer Thomas Lord Kimball.[3] In the Nebraska license plate system, Kimball County is represented by the prefix 71 (it was the county having the seventy-first-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "Kimball County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Kimball County". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2010.