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Welcome to Nemaha County ...

Time Zone: Nemaha County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Seneca is the Seat for Nemaha County.

Nemaha County was founded August 25, 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Nemaha had a population of 10,231 people. This is an increase of 0.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,159 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nemaha represented 0.36% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Nemaha County:

  • Bern
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Centralia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Corning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Goff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Goff is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Oneida
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Sabetha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sabetha is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabetha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabetha <2>
  • Seneca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Seneca is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
  • Wetmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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