Washington County, Nebraska

Washington County
Washington County
County
	Washington County Courthouse in Blair
	Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
	Nebraska's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°32′N 96°13′W / 41.53°N 96.22°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1854 (created); 1855 (reorganized)
Named for	George Washington
Seat	Blair
Largest city	Blair
Area
• Total	393 sq mi (1,020 km2)
• Land	390 sq mi (1,000 km2)
• Water	3.2 sq mi (8 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	20,865
• Density	53/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.co.washington.ne.us

Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 20,865.^[2] Its county seat is Blair.^[3]

Washington County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[4]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Washington County is represented by the prefix 29 (it had the 29th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 136.
^ "Washington County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ United States Office of Management and Budget. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.

[1] Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 136.

[2] "Washington County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[4] United States Office of Management and Budget. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.

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