Colfax County, Nebraska
Colfax County | |
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Colfax County Courthouse in Schuyler | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′N 97°05′W / 41.58°N 97.09°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Named after | Schuyler Colfax |
| Seat | Schuyler |
| Largest city | Schuyler |
| Area | |
• Total | 417 sq mi (1,080 km2) |
| • Land | 412 sq mi (1,070 km2) |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,582 |
| • Density | 25/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
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Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,582. Its county seat is Schuyler. The county and its seat are named after US Vice President (1869–1873) Schuyler Colfax.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Colfax County is represented by the prefix 43 (it had the 43rd largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).