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Welcome to Sarpy County ...

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

The community of Papillion is the Seat for Sarpy County.

Sarpy County was founded in 1857. Sarpy was created by taking area from Cass and Douglas Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sarpy had a population of 187,196 people. This is an increase of 17.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 159,720 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sarpy represented 8.75% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Sarpy County:

  • Bellevue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gretna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gretna is located in Sarpy County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <2>
  • La Vista
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Papillion
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

Websites of Interest ...

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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