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Gage County, Nebraska
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Gage County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 21,704.[1] Its county seat is Beatrice.[2] The county was created in 1855 and organized in 1857.[3][4][5] It was formed from land taken from the Otoe in an 1854 treaty. The county was named for William D. Gage, a Methodist minister who served as the first chaplain of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature.[6][7]
Gage County | |
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![]() Gage County Courthouse in Beatrice, 1976 | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 40°16′N 96°41′W | |
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Founded | 1855 (authorized) 1857 (organized) |
Seat | Beatrice |
Largest city | Beatrice |
Area | |
• Total | 860 sq mi (2,200 km2) |
• Land | 852 sq mi (2,210 km2) |
• Water | 8.5 sq mi (22 km2) 1.0% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2021) | 21,616 |
• Density | 25.4/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Gage County comprises the Beatrice, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also in the Lincoln-Beatrice, NE Combined Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Gage County is represented by the prefix 3 (it was the county with the third-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).