Lancaster County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nebraska
- Founded
- March 16, 1855 (created), October 10, 1859 (organized)
- Named after
- Lancaster , England
- Seat
- Lincoln
- Largest city
- Lincoln
- Total
- 846.383 sq mi (2,192.12 km )
- Land
- 837.560 sq mi (2,169.27 km )
- Water
- 8.823 sq mi (22.85 km ) 1.04%
- Estimate 2025
- 334,049
- Density
- 385.176/sq mi (148.717/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Area code
- 402 and 531
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- lancaster.ne.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Lancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 322,608, and was estimated to be 334,049 in 2025, making it the second-most populous county in Nebraska. The county seat and the largest city is Lincoln, the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the state capital. It is 72nd-most populous city in the United States.
Lancaster County is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area.