Holt County, Nebraska

Infobox U.S. County
county = Holt County
state = Nebraska
founded = 1876
seat wl = O'Neill
largest city wl = O'Neill
area_total_sq_mi =2418
area_land_sq_mi =2413
area_water_sq_mi =5
area percentage = 0.21%
census yr = 2000
pop = 11551
density_km2 =2
web = www.co.holt.ne.us
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Holt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 11,551. Its county seat is O'Neill.GR|6

In the Nebraska license plate system, Holt County is represented by the prefix 36 (it had the thirty-sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,418 square miles (6,262 km²), of which, 2,413 square miles (6,249 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (13 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.GR|1

The county was created by an act of the Nebraska Legislature in 1862. It is named for Joseph Holt of Kentucky, who was Postmaster General and Secretary of War under President James Buchanan. It shares its name with Holt County, Missouri, though it is named for a different Holt.

Adjacent counties

*Boyd County, Nebraska - north
*Knox County, Nebraska - east
*Antelope County, Nebraska - southeast
*Wheeler County, Nebraska - south
*Garfield County, Nebraska - south
*Loup County, Nebraska - southwest
*Rock County, Nebraska - west
*Keya Paha County, Nebraska - northwest

History

Holt County was formed in 1876. [ [http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/scottsbluff.htm] Retrieved on March 15, 2008.] It was named after Secretary of War Joseph Holt.

Demographics

References

External links

* [http://www.co.holt.ne.us/ Official website]