Adams County, Nebraska
Adams County | |
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Adams County Courthouse in Hastings | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′N 98°30′W / 40.52°N 98.5°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1867 (authorized) 1871 (organized) |
| Named after | John Adams |
| Seat | Hastings |
| Largest city | Hastings |
| Area | |
• Total | 564 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| • Land | 563 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,027 |
• Estimate (2023) | 28,746 |
| • Density | 55/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
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Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 31,205. Its county seat is Hastings. The county was formed in 1867 and organized in 1871. It is named for John Adams, the second President of the United States. Adams County comprises the Hastings, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Adams County is represented by the prefix 14 (it had the 14th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).