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

The community of Nelson is the Seat for Nuckolls County.

Nuckolls County was founded in 1860.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Nuckolls had a population of 4,148 people. This is a decrease of 8.11% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,514 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nuckolls represented 0.25% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Nuckolls County:

  • Hardy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardy is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
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  • Lawrence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nelson is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
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  • Nora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Nora is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
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  • Ruskin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
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  • Superior
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Superior is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,805 people
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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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