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Welcome to Johnson County ...

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

The community of Tecumseh is the Seat for Johnson County.

Johnson County was founded in 1857. Johnson was created by taking area from Nemaha and Otoe Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Johnson had a population of 5,071 people. This is a decrease of 3.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,233 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson represented 0.29% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Johnson County:

  • Cook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cook is located in Johnson County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <2>
  • Crab Orchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tecumseh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tecumseh is located in Johnson County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <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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