Buffalo County, Nebraska
Buffalo County, Nebraska | |
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The Buffalo County Courthouse in Kearney Buffalo County, Nebraska | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′19″N 99°04′30″W / 40.855265°N 99.074984°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | March 16, 1855 (created) October 1, 1870 (organized) |
| Named after | American bison |
| Seat | Kearney |
| Largest city | Kearney |
| Area | |
• Total | 975.399 sq mi (2,526.27 km2) |
| • Land | 968.246 sq mi (2,507.75 km2) |
| • Water | 7.153 sq mi (18.53 km2) 0.73% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 50,084 |
• Estimate (2024) | 51,156 |
| • Density | 51.727/sq mi (19.972/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 308 |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | buffalocounty.ne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 10 • Nebraska license plate prefix 09 | |
Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,084, and was estimated to be 51,156 in 2024, making it the fifth-most populous county in Nebraska. The county seat and the largest city is Kearney.
Buffalo County is part of the Kearney micropolitan area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Buffalo County was represented by the prefix "9" (as it had the ninth-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).