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Welcome to Lincoln County ...

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

The community of North Platte is the Seat for Lincoln County.

Lincoln County was founded in 1860.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lincoln had a population of 34,914 people. This is a decrease of 3.69% since the last Census (which gave a population of 36,250 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lincoln represented 1.98% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Lincoln County:

  • Brady
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Brady is located in Lincoln County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
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  • Hershey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hershey is located in Lincoln County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
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  • Maxwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Maxwell is located in Lincoln County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
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  • North Platte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sutherland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Wallace
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallace is located in Lincoln County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
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  • Wellfleet
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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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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