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Welcome to Phelps County ...

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

The community of Holdrege is the Seat for Phelps County.

Phelps County was founded in 1873 and was created by taking area from Kearney County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Phelps had a population of 9,034 people. This is a decrease of 1.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,183 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Phelps represented 0.5% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Phelps County:

  • Atlanta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bertrand
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Funk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Funk is located in Phelps County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <2>
  • Holdrege
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Loomis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Loomis is located in Phelps County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <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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