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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
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 50084
- Area
- 2526
- Official website
- www.buffalogov.org
- Image
- Buffalo County Courthouse (Nebraska) 3.jpg
- Households
- 19016
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- water as percent of area
- 0.7
- native label
- Buffalo County
- Commons category
- Buffalo County, Nebraska
- inception
- 1870-00-00
- per capita income
- 30605
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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.
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