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The U.S. state of Nebraska is divided into 93 counties, 25 of which are divided into a total of 460 townships. [1] 63 are divided into precincts where there is no township government. Four counties have neither a township nor a precinct subdivision: Banner, Hooker, Thomas, and Arthur.
The existence of section lines made property descriptions far more straightforward than the old metes and bounds system. The establishment of standard east-west and north-south lines ("township" and "range lines") meant that deeds could be written without regard to temporary terrain features such as trees, piles of rocks, fences, and the like, and be worded in the style such as "Lying and ...
Township, range, and section are abbreviated as T, R, and S, respectively, and cardinal bearings from the initial point by N, S, E, and W; each principal meridian also has its established abbreviation. Thus, for example, the description "T1SR20E S13 MDM" reads as follows: Township 1 South, Range 20 East, Section 13, Mount Diablo Meridian.
Incorporated communities in Nebraska are legally classified as cities or villages, depending on their population: [3] a village is a municipality of 100 through 800 inhabitants, whereas a city must have at least 800 inhabitants. There are 528 municipalities. Of Nebraska's 528 municipalities, 147 are cities and 381 are villages.
Lincoln has an area of 99.050 square miles (256.538 km 2), of which 97.689 square miles (253.013 km 2) is land and 1.361 square miles (3.525 km 2) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2020. [78] Lincoln is one of the few large cities of Nebraska not along either the Platte River or the Missouri River.
Dawson County lies near the center of Nebraska, in the portion of the state that observes Central Time. According to the US Census Bureau , the county has an area of 1,019 square miles (2,640 km 2 ), of which 1,013 square miles (2,620 km 2 ) is land and 6.3 square miles (16 km 2 ) (0.6%) is water.
Cedar County is on the northern edge of Nebraska. Its north boundary abuts the south boundary line of the state of South Dakota , across the Missouri River . According to the US Census Bureau , the county has an area of 746 square miles (1,930 km 2 ), of which 740 square miles (1,900 km 2 ) is land and 5.5 square miles (14 km 2 ) (0.7%) is water.
Elk Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 293. [1] A small portion of the Village of Prague lies within the Township.