Lincoln County, Nebraska
Lincoln County, Nebraska | |
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The Lincoln County Courthouse in North Platte Lincoln County, Nebraska | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41°03′01″N 100°44′40″W / 41.050323°N 100.74448°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | January 7, 1860 |
| Named after | Abraham Lincoln |
| Seat | North Platte |
| Largest city | North Platte |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,575.119 sq mi (6,669.53 km2) |
| • Land | 2,564.155 sq mi (6,641.13 km2) |
| • Water | 10.964 sq mi (28.40 km2) 0.43% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 34,676 |
• Estimate (2024) | 33,319 |
| • Density | 13.523/sq mi (5.2214/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 308 |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | lincolncountyne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 56 • Nebraska license plate prefix 15 | |
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,676, and was estimated to be 33,319 in 2024. The county seat and the largest city is North Platte.
Despite the county's name, the state capital city of Lincoln is not in or near Lincoln County.
Lincoln County is one of the three counties in the North Platte micropolitan area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Lincoln County was represented by the prefix "15" (as it had the 15th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).