Buffalo County, Nebraska
Buffalo County | |
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Buffalo County Courthouse in Kearney | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′N 99°04′W / 40.86°N 99.07°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1855 (authorized) 1870 (organized) |
| Named after | American bison |
| Seat | Kearney |
| Largest city | Kearney |
| Area | |
• Total | 975 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
| • Land | 968 sq mi (2,510 km2) |
| • Water | 7.3 sq mi (19 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 50,084 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | buffalocounty |
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Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 50,084, making it Nebraska's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Kearney. The county was created in 1855 and was organized in 1870. It was named after the once-prevalent bison herds of the Great Plains.
Buffalo County is part of the Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Buffalo County is represented by the prefix 9; when the license plate system was established in 1922, the county ranked ninth in number of registered vehicles.