Sheridan County, Nebraska
Sheridan County, Nebraska | |
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Sheridan County Courthouse in Rushville | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′N 102°26′W / 42.5°N 102.43°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Named after | Philip Sheridan |
| Seat | Rushville |
| Largest city | Gordon |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,470 sq mi (6,400 km2) |
| • Land | 2,441 sq mi (6,320 km2) |
| • Water | 29 sq mi (75 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,127 |
• Estimate (2022) | 4,996 |
| • Density | 2.100/sq mi (0.8110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
Sheridan County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,127. Its county seat is Rushville. The county was formed in 1885, and was named for General Philip H. Sheridan. In the Nebraska license plate system, Sheridan County is represented by the prefix 61 (it had the sixty-first-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).