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Welcome to Hitchcock County ...

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

The community of Trenton is the Seat for Hitchcock County.

Hitchcock County was founded in 1873.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hitchcock had a population of 2,762 people. This is a decrease of 4.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,897 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hitchcock represented 0.16% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Hitchcock County:

  • Culbertson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Palisade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
    • Palisade is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <2>
  • Stratton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <2>
  • Trenton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>

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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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