Stanton County, Nebraska
Stanton County | |
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Stanton County courthouse in Stanton | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°55′N 97°11′W / 41.92°N 97.19°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1856 (founded as "Izard County") 1862 (renamed "Stanton County") 1867 (organized) |
| Named after | Edwin M. Stanton |
| Seat | Stanton |
| Largest city | Stanton |
| Area | |
• Total | 431 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
| • Land | 428 sq mi (1,110 km2) |
| • Water | 3.1 sq mi (8 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,842 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
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Stanton County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,842. Its county seat is Stanton. The county was formed in 1856 and organized in 1867. It was first called Izard County until 1862, when it was renamed for Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.
Stanton County is part of the Norfolk, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Stanton County is represented by the prefix 53 (it had the 53rd-greatest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).