Burt County, Nebraska
Burt County | |
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Burt County Courthouse in Tekamah | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′N 96°19′W / 41.85°N 96.32°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Named after | Francis Burt |
| Seat | Tekamah |
| Largest city | Tekamah |
| Area | |
• Total | 497 sq mi (1,290 km2) |
| • Land | 492 sq mi (1,270 km2) |
| • Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,722 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Burt County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska, bordering the west bank of the upper Missouri River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,722. Its county seat is Tekamah. The county was formed in 1854 and named after Francis Burt, the first governor of Nebraska Territory.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Burt County is represented by the prefix 31 (it had the 31st-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).