Adams County, Nebraska
Adams County, Nebraska | |
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The Adams County Courthouse in Hastings | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′14″N 98°30′00″W / 40.520632°N 98.500044°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | February 16, 1867 (created) December 12, 1871 (organized) |
| Named after | John Adams |
| Seat | Hastings |
| Largest city | Hastings |
| Area | |
• Total | 564.231 sq mi (1,461.35 km2) |
| • Land | 563.260 sq mi (1,458.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.971 sq mi (2.51 km2) 0.17% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,205 |
• Estimate (2024) | 31,196 |
| • Density | 55.401/sq mi (21.390/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402 and 531 |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | adamscountyne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 01 • Nebraska license plate prefix 14 | |
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,205, and was estimated to be 31,196 in 2024, The county seat and the largest city is Hastings.
Adams County comprises the Hastings, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Adams County was represented by the prefix "14" (as it had the 14th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).