Colfax County, Nebraska
Colfax County, Nebraska | |
|---|---|
The Colfax County Courthouse in Schuyler Colfax County, Nebraska | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′30″N 97°05′20″W / 41.57496°N 97.088945°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | February 15, 1869 |
| Named after | Schuyler Colfax |
| Seat | Schuyler |
| Largest city | Schuyler |
| Area | |
• Total | 416.517 sq mi (1,078.77 km2) |
| • Land | 411.460 sq mi (1,065.68 km2) |
| • Water | 5.057 sq mi (13.10 km2) 1.21% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,582 |
• Estimate (2024) | 10,826 |
| • Density | 25.718/sq mi (9.9298/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402 and 531 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | colfaxcountyne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 19 • Nebraska license plate prefix 43 | |
Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,582, and was estimated to be 10,826 in 2024. The county seat and the largest city is Schuyler.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Colfax County was represented by the prefix "43" (as it had the 43rd-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).