Sherman County | |
|---|---|
_from_SE_2.JPG) Sherman County Courthouse in Loup City | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′N 98°58′W / 41.22°N 98.97°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1870 (founded) 1872 (organized) |
| Named for | William Tecumseh Sherman |
| Seat | Loup City |
| Largest city | Loup City |
| Area | |
• Total | 572 sq mi (1,480 km2) |
| • Land | 566 sq mi (1,470 km2) |
| • Water | 5.8 sq mi (15 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,959 |
| • Density | 5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
Sherman County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 2,959.[1] Its county seat is Loup City.[2] The county was created in 1870, and was organized in 1872.[3][4][5] It was named for American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.[6]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Sherman County is represented by the prefix 56 (it had the fifty-sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "Sherman County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 135. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on May 10, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Sherman County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Sherman County". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2010.