Furnas County, Nebraska

Furnas County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 4,636. Its county seat is Beaver City. The county was named for Robert Wilkinson Furnas, the second governor of the state of Nebraska.

Furnas County
Furnas County Courthouse in Beaver City
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°10′N 99°55′W
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1873
Named forRobert W. Furnas
SeatBeaver City
Largest cityCambridge
Area
  Total721 sq mi (1,870 km2)
  Land719 sq mi (1,860 km2)
  Water1.5 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
  Estimate 
(2021)
4,636
  Density6.6/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.furnascounty.ne.gov

In the Nebraska license plate system, Furnas County is represented by the prefix 38 (it had the thirty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

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