Cass County | |
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Coordinates: 40°55′N 96°08′W / 40.91°N 96.14°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 a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 26,598.[1] Its county seat and largest city is Plattsmouth.[2] The county was formed in 1855, and was named for General Lewis Cass, an American military officer, politician, and statesman.[3][4][5]
Cass County is included in the Omaha–Council Bluffs, NE–IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[6]
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).