Washington County, Nebraska
Washington County, Nebraska | |
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Washington County Courthouse in Blair | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′N 96°13′W / 41.53°N 96.22°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1854 (created) 1855 (reorganized) |
| Named after | George Washington |
| Seat | Blair |
| Largest city | Blair |
| Area | |
• Total | 393 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
| • Land | 390 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,865 |
• Estimate (2023) | 21,152 |
| • Density | 54/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 20,865. Its county seat is Blair. Washington County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Washington County is represented by the prefix 29 (it had the 29th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).