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Thayer County, Nebraska
Thayer County | |
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 Thayer County Courthouse in Hebron | |
 Interactive map of Thayer County | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Established | May 9, 1871 |
| Named for | John Milton Thayer |
| County seat | Hebron |
| Largest city | Hebron |
| Area | |
• Total | 575 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 574 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2% |
| Highest elevation | 1,545 ft (471 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2021) | 4,913 |
| • Density | 8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402/531 |
| FIPS code | 31169 |
| GNIS feature ID | 835906 |
| Website | thayercountyne.gov |
Thayer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,034.[1] Its county seat is Hebron. The county was created in 1856 and originally named Jefferson County. It was organized in 1870-1871 and renamed for General and Governor John Milton Thayer.[2][3][4][5]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Thayer County is represented by the prefix 32 (it had the thirty-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 138. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Thayer County, Nebraska" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. August 1, 1991. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on January 29, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Thayer County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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