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Welcome to Perkins County ...

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

The community of Grant is the Seat for Perkins County.

Perkins County was founded in 1887 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Perkins had a population of 2,891 people. This is a decrease of 2.92% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,978 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perkins represented 0.16% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Perkins County:

  • Elsie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Elsie is located in Perkins County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <2>
  • Grant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Grant is located in Perkins County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <2>
  • Madrid
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Madrid is located in Perkins County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <2>
  • Venango
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Venango is located in Perkins County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <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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