Jefferson County, Nebraska
Jefferson County | |
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Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairbury | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′N 97°09′W / 40.17°N 97.15°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | January 26, 1856 (founded) 1864 (organized) |
| Named after | Thomas Jefferson |
| Seat | Fairbury |
| Largest city | Fairbury |
| Area | |
• Total | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 570 sq mi (1,500 km2) |
| • Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,240 |
• Estimate (2021) | 7,176 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | jeffersoncounty |
Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 7,240. Its county seat is Fairbury. The county was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America. In the Nebraska license plate system, Jefferson County is represented by the prefix 33 (it had the thirty-third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).