Harlan County | |
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Coordinates: 40°10′N 99°24′W / 40.17°N 99.4°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1871 |
Seat | Alma |
Largest city | Alma |
Area | |
• Total | 574 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Land | 553 sq mi (1,430 km2) |
• Water | 21 sq mi (50 km2) 3.6% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2021) | 3,073 |
• Density | 6.2/sq mi (2.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Harlan County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 3,073.[1] Its county seat is Alma.[2] The county is home to the Harlan County Reservoir.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Harlan County is represented by the prefix 51 (it had the 51st-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).