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Nebraska Quick Facts

Highest Point
 5,424' Southwestern Kimball County
Highest
Temperature
 118 F
  • July 15, 1934 - Geneva
  • July 17, 1936 - Hartington
  • July 24, 1936 - Minden
Land Area
 77,358 square miles 16th largest in USA
Lowest Point
 840' Southeastern Richardson County
Lowest
Temperature
 -47 F
  • February 12, 1899 - Camp Clarke (near Northport)
  • December 22, 1989 - Oshkosh
Origin of Name
 From Nebrathka, meaning flat water (the Oto's name for the Platte River)
Population
 1,831,825 (2010 census) 38th largest in the USA
Geographic Center
Custer County, 10 miles Northwest of Broken Bow
Territory
 1854
Statehood
 March 1, 1867 37th state in the USA