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Welcome to Thayer County ...

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

The community of Hebron is the Seat for Thayer County.

Thayer County was founded in 1871 and was created by taking area from Jefferson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Thayer had a population of 5,003 people. This is a decrease of 4.43% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,235 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thayer represented 0.29% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Thayer County:

  • Alexandria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Belvidere
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bruning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Byron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Byron is located in Thayer County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
  • Carleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Davenport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Deshler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gilead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gilead is located in Thayer County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <2>
  • Hebron
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hebron is located in Thayer County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
  • Hubbell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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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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