Gosper County, Nebraska
Gosper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,893. Its county seat is Elwood. The county was formed in 1873, and was organized in 1881. It was named for John J. Gosper, a Nebraska Secretary of State.
Gosper County | |
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Gosper County Courthouse in Elwood | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′N 99°49′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1873 (authorized) 1881 (organized) |
| Named for | John J. Gosper |
| Seat | Elwood |
| Largest village | Elwood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 462.73 sq mi (1,198.5 km2) |
| • Land | 458.16 sq mi (1,186.6 km2) |
| • Water | 4.57 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,893 |
| • Density | 4.13/sq mi (1.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Gosper County is part of the Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Gosper County is represented by the prefix 73 (it had the seventy-third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
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