Perkins County | |
|---|---|
 Perkins County Courthouse in Grant | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′N 101°40′W / 40.84°N 101.66°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Named for | Charles Elliott Perkins |
| Seat | Grant |
| Largest city | Grant |
| Area | |
• Total | 884 sq mi (2,290 km2) |
| • Land | 883 sq mi (2,290 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2) 0.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,858 |
| • Density | 3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Perkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 2,858.[1] Its county seat is Grant.[2]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Perkins County is represented by the prefix 74 (it had the seventy-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "Perkins County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.