Nuckolls County, Nebraska
Nuckolls County | |
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Nuckolls County Courthouse in Nelson | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′N 98°03′W / 40.18°N 98.05°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1860 (founded) 1871 (organized) |
| Named after | Stephen Friel Nuckolls |
| Seat | Nelson |
| Largest city | Superior |
| Area | |
• Total | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 575 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.1% |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2021) | 4,060 |
| • Density | 7.43/sq mi (2.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Nuckolls County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 4,095. Its county seat is Nelson.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Nuckolls County is represented by the prefix 42 (it had the 42nd-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).