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Buffalo County
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county in Nebraska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nebraska
- Founded
- March 16, 1855 (created), October 1, 1870 (organized)
- Named after
- American bison
- Seat
- Kearney
- Largest city
- Kearney
- Total
- 975.399 sq mi (2,526.27 km )
- Land
- 968.246 sq mi (2,507.75 km )
- Water
- 7.153 sq mi (18.53 km ) 0.73%
- Estimate 2025
- 51,172
- Density
- 51.727/sq mi (19.972/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- buffalocounty.ne.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,084, and was estimated to be 51,172 in 2025, making it the fifth-most populous county in Nebraska. The county seat and the largest city is Kearney.
Buffalo County is part of the Kearney micropolitan area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buffalo County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.