Thurston County, Nebraska
Thurston County | |
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Thurston County courthouse in Pender | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°10′N 96°33′W / 42.16°N 96.55°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Named after | John Mellen Thurston |
| Seat | Pender |
| Largest village | Pender |
| Area | |
• Total | 396 sq mi (1,030 km2) |
| • Land | 394 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
| • Water | 2.5 sq mi (6 km2) 0.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,773 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | thurstoncountynebraska |
Thurston County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,773. Its county seat is Pender.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Thurston County is represented by the prefix 55 (it had the 55th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
The Siouan-speaking Omaha and Ho-Chunk have reservations in Thurston County. The two reservations combined comprise the county's entire land area.