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Kearney, NE Micro Area Demographics

Kearney, NE Micro Area is the 564th most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 56,772 residents across 1,484 square miles. That is about 38 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 56,772
Land area 1,484 sq mi
Density 38 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Central Location: Kearney, NE Micro Area

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Counties in the Kearney, NE Micro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
County Buffalo 50,084 968.1 52
County Kearney 6,688 516.2 13

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