Phelps County, Nebraska
Phelps County | |
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Phelps County Courthouse in Holdrege | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′N 99°25′W / 40.51°N 99.41°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Named after | William Phelps |
| Seat | Holdrege |
| Largest city | Holdrege |
| Area | |
• Total | 540 sq mi (1,400 km2) |
| • Land | 540 sq mi (1,400 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) 0.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,968 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Phelps County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 8,968. Its county seat is Holdrege. The county was formed in 1873, and was named for William Phelps (1808–1889), a steamboat captain and early settler.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Phelps County is represented by the prefix 37 (it had the 37th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
It is considered part of the Kearney μSA's development and expansion plans.