Cass County, Nebraska
Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 26,598. Its county seat and largest city is Plattsmouth. The county was formed in 1855, and was named for General Lewis Cass, an American military officer, politician, and statesman.
Cass County | |
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Cass County Courthouse in Plattsmouth | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′N 96°08′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Named for | Lewis Cass |
| Seat | Plattsmouth |
| Largest city | Plattsmouth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 566 sq mi (1,470 km2) |
| • Land | 557 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
| • Water | 8.4 sq mi (22 km2) 1.5% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2021) | 27,017 |
| • Density | 48.5/sq mi (18.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Cass County is included in the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Cass County is represented by the prefix 20 (it had the 20th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
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