Wheeler County, Nebraska
Wheeler County | |
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Wheeler County Courthouse in Bartlett | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°55′N 98°32′W / 41.92°N 98.53°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1877 (created) April 11, 1881 (organized) |
| Named after | Daniel H. Wheeler |
| Seat | Bartlett |
| Largest village | Bartlett |
| Area | |
• Total | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 575 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) 0.07% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 774 |
| • Density | 1.3/sq mi (0.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
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Wheeler County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 774. Its county seat is Bartlett. The county was formed in 1877 and organized in 1881. The county was named for Major Daniel H. Wheeler, longtime secretary of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Wheeler County is represented by the prefix 84 (it had the 84th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).