Cass County, Nebraska
Cass County, Nebraska | |
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The Cass County Courthouse in Plattsmouth | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′36″N 96°08′26″W / 40.909878°N 96.140609°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | November 23, 1854 |
| Named after | Lewis Cass |
| Seat | Plattsmouth |
| Largest city | Plattsmouth |
| Area | |
• Total | 565.891 sq mi (1,465.65 km2) |
| • Land | 556.911 sq mi (1,442.39 km2) |
| • Water | 8.980 sq mi (23.26 km2) 1.59% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,598 |
• Estimate (2024) | 27,492 |
| • Density | 47.760/sq mi (18.440/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402 and 531 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | casscountyne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 13 • Nebraska license plate prefix 20 | |
Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,598. and was estimated to be 27,492 in 2024. The county seat and the largest city is Plattsmouth.
Cass County is included in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Cass County was represented by the prefix "20" (as it had the 20th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).