Gage County, Nebraska
Gage County, Nebraska | |
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The Gage County Courthouse in Beatrice in 1976 | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′19″N 96°41′00″W / 40.255234°N 96.683453°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | March 16, 1855 (created) 1857 (organized) |
| Named after | William D. Gage |
| Seat | Beatrice |
| Largest city | Beatrice |
| Area | |
• Total | 859.950 sq mi (2,227.26 km2) |
| • Land | 851.468 sq mi (2,205.29 km2) |
| • Water | 8.492 sq mi (21.99 km2) 0.99% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,704 |
• Estimate (2024) | 21,687 |
| • Density | 25.490/sq mi (9.8418/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402 and 531 |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | gagecountyne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 34 • Nebraska license plate prefix 03 | |
Gage County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,704, and was estimated to be 21,687 in 2024. The county seat and the largest city is Beatrice.
Gage County comprises the Beatrice, NE Micropolitan statistical area, which is also in the Lincoln-Beatrice, NE Combined Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Gage County was represented by the prefix "3" (as it had the third-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).