Gosper County, Nebraska

Gosper County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°30′N 99°49′W / 40.5°N 99.82°W / 40.5; -99.82
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1873 (authorized)
1881 (organized)
Named afterJohn J. Gosper
SeatElwood
Largest villageElwood
Area
  Total
462.73 sq mi (1,198.5 km2)
  Land458.16 sq mi (1,186.6 km2)
  Water4.57 sq mi (11.8 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,893
  Density4.13/sq mi (1.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.gosper.ne.us

Gosper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,893. Its county seat is Elwood. The county was formed in 1873, and was organized in 1881. It was named for John J. Gosper, a Nebraska Secretary of State.

Gosper County is part of the Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Gosper County is represented by the prefix 73 (it had the seventy-third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).