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Welcome to Kimball County ...

Time Zone: Kimball County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Kimball is the Seat for Kimball County.

Kimball County was founded in 1888 and was created by taking area from Cheyenne County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kimball had a population of 3,632 people. This is a decrease of 5.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,834 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kimball represented 0.21% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Kimball County:

  • Bushnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dix
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Dix is located in Kimball County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <2>
  • Kimball
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kimball is located in Kimball County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,282 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <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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