Hamilton County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,429.[1] Its county seat is Aurora.[2] The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury in the new United States government.
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Hamilton County | |
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Coordinates: 40°53′N 98°01′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1867 (created) 1870 (organized) |
Named for | Alexander Hamilton |
Seat | Aurora |
Largest city | Aurora |
Area | |
• Total | 547 sq mi (1,420 km2) |
• Land | 544 sq mi (1,410 km2) |
• Water | 4.1 sq mi (11 km2) 0.8% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,429 |
• Density | 17/sq mi (6.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
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Hamilton County is included in the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Hamilton County is represented by the prefix 28 (it had the 28th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).