Gosper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,893. Its county seat is Elwood. The county was formed in 1873, and was organized in 1881. It was named for John J. Gosper, a Nebraska Secretary of State.
Gosper County is part of the Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Gosper County is represented by the prefix 73 (it had the seventy-third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Geography
The Platte River flows easterly through the top part of Gosper County.
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water.
Major highways
- 25px U.S. Highway 283
- 20px Nebraska Highway 18
- 20px Nebraska Highway 23
Adjacent counties
- Phelps County (east)
- Furnas County (south)
- Frontier County (west)
- Dawson County (north)
Protected areas
- Gosper National Wildlife Management Area
- Johnson Lake State Recreation Area
- Phillips Lake State Recreation Area