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Kearney CountyNebraska

Kearney County is a county in Nebraska with its seat in Minden. The county was created on January 10, 1860, and named after Fort Kearny.

  • Founded1860
  • County seatMinden
  • Named forFort Kearny, Nebraska
  • Land area516 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
  • Population6,688 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped5,811 checked 15 October 2026
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BuffaloPhelps Minden Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Kearney on the map of Nebraska

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Counties of Nebraska · Kearney highlighted

History

Founded in 1860

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Kearney County was created by Nebraska Territory on January 10, 1860, from non-county area. Between 1867 and 1873, the county lost territory to the creation of Franklin, Harlan, Phelps, and Dawson Counties.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1860
    Kearney County created Kearney created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 1. Non-County Area 4 attached to Kearney "for election, judicial and revenue purposes." · Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., pp. 141-142
  2. 1867
    Lost territory Kearney lost to creation of Franklin.
    to Franklin
    · Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., sec. 5/p. 32
  3. 1869
    Changed Non-County Area 4 detached from Kearney, attached to Lincoln "for judicial and revenue purposes."
    Lincoln
    · Neb. Laws 1869, 4th sess., p. 249
  4. 1871
    Lost territory Kearney lost to creation of Harlan.
    to Harlan
    · Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., pp. 192-193
  5. 1871
    Lost territory Kearney lost small area to Dawson.
    to Dawson
    · Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., pp. 193-194
  6. 1873
    Lost territory Kearney lost to creation of Phelps and lost to Non-County Area 6.
    to Phelps
    · Neb. Laws 1873, 9th sess., pp. 85-86

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Kearney

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Kearney by the Census

Population
6,688 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,966 2020 Census count
Land area
516 square miles
Water area
0.1 square miles
People per sq mi
13 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Permits

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Kearney County

When was Kearney County founded?
Kearney County was founded in 1860, and named after Fort Kearny, Nebraska.
What is the county seat of Kearney County?
The county seat of Kearney County is Minden.
Is there an online parcel map for Kearney County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 5,811 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Kearney County's boundary or name changed?
Kearney County was created in 1860. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Dawson County, Franklin County and Harlan County.
Who issues building permits in Kearney County?
The county's page on building permits: Firearm Purchase Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Kearney County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

Nearby

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