Sherman County, Nebraska
Sherman County | |
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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 after | 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 |
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Sherman County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 2,959. Its county seat is Loup City. The county was created in 1870, and was organized in 1872. It was named for American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.
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).