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Welcome to Kearney County ...

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

The community of Minden is the Seat for Kearney County.

Kearney County was founded in 1860.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kearney had a population of 6,495 people. This is an increase of 0.28% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,477 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kearney represented 0.35% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Kearney County:

  • Axtell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Axtell is located in Kearney County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
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  • Heartwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Minden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Minden is located in Kearney County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,020 people
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  • Norman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Norman is located in Kearney County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
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  • Wilcox
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilcox is located in Kearney County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <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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