Nebraska Territory

Territory of Nebraska
Organized incorporated territory of the United States
1854–1867

CapitalOmaha
 • TypeOrganized incorporated territory
History 
30 May 1854
• Colorado Territory formed
February 28, 1861
• Dakota Territory formed
March 2, 1861
• Idaho Territory formed
March 3, 1863
• Statehood
1 March 1867
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Unorganized territory
Washington Territory
Colorado Territory
Dakota Territory
Idaho Territory
Nebraska

The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854,[1] until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854. The territorial capital was Omaha. The territory encompassed areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, and Montana.

  1. ^ 10 Stat. 277