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Welcome to Richardson County ...

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

The community of Falls City is the Seat for Richardson County.

Richardson County is one of the original counties of Nebraska and was founded in 1854.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Richardson had a population of 7,865 people. This is a decrease of 6.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,372 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richardson represented 0.46% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Richardson County:

  • Barada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Dawson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dawson is located in Richardson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Falls City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Humboldt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Humboldt is located in Richardson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
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  • Preston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Rulo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <2>
  • Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Salem is located in Richardson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
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  • Shubert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Shubert is located in Richardson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
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  • Stella
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stella is located in Richardson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
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  • Verdon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Verdon is located in Richardson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdon <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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