Nebraska Quick Facts
- Current Governor: Pete Ricketts (Republican)
- Capital: Lincoln
- Population: 1,934,408 (2019 est.)
- Land Area: 76,824.17 sq km
- Water Area: 523.64 sq km
- Total Area: 77,347.81 SQ KM
- Width: 210 miles
- Length: 430 miles long
- State Motto: “Equality Before the Law”
- Nickname: Cornhusker State
- Electoral votes: 5
- Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 3 (of 435)
- State Song: “Beautiful Nebraska”
- Date of Statehood: March 1, 1867
- Time Zone: Mountain (GMT −7 hours)
- Official Website of Nebraska: nebraska.gov
- State abbreviation/Postal code: NE
- Origin of name: Nebraska’s name is the result of anglicization of the archaic Otoe words Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ɲĩbɾasꜜkɛ] (contemporary Otoe Ñí Bráhge)
State Symbol of Nebraska
| State Bird | Western meadowlark |
| State Fish | Channel catfish |
| State Flower | Goldenrod |
| State Fossil | Mammoth |
| State Gem | Blue chalcedoney |
| State Grass | Little bluestem |
| State Insect | Honeybee |
| State Mammal | Whitetail deer |
| State Motto | Equality before the law |
| State Nickname | Cornhusker State; Beef State |
| State Rock | Prairie agate |
| State Tree | Cottonwood |
College & Universities
| Alegent Health School of Radiologic Technology | Midland University |
| Bellevue University | Myotherapy Institute |
| BryanLGH College of Health Sciences | Nebraska Christian College |
| Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics | Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture |
| Central Community College | Nebraska Indian Community College |
| Chadron State College | Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health |
| Clarkson College | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| College of Hair Design | Northeast Community College |
| College of Saint Mary | Peru State College |
| Concordia University-Seward | Regional West Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology |
| Creighton University | Southeast Community College Area |
| Dana College | Summit Christian College |
| Doane College-Crete | The Creative Center |
| Fullen School of Hair Design | Universal College of Healing Arts |
| Grace University | University of Nebraska at Kearney |
| Hastings College | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| ITT Technical Institute-Omaha | University of Nebraska Central Administration System Office |
| Josephs College of Beauty-Lincoln | University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| Kaplan University-Lincoln Campus | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Kaplan University-Omaha Campus | Vatterott College |
| La’James International College | Vatterott College-Spring Valley |
| Little Priest Tribal College | Wayne State College |
| Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare School of Radiologic Technology | Western Nebraska Community College |
| Metropolitan Community College Area | Xenon International Academy-Omaha |
| Mid-Plains Community College | York College |
Popular Tourist Attractions
- Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
- Durham Museum
- Fun-Plex
- The Rose Theater
- Joslyn Art Museum
- Lauritzen Gardens
- Omaha Children’s Museum
- The Amazing Pizza Machine
- Carhenge
- Indian Cave State Park
- Old Market Omaha
- Joslyn Castle
- Heartland of America Park
- Lincoln Children’s Zoo
- Nebraska State Capitol
- Ashfall Fossil Beds
- Gene Leahy Mall
- Holland Performing Arts Center
- Niobrara State Park
- Strategic Air and Space Museum
- Stuhr Museum
Famous Natives and Residents
| Name | Profession |
| Grace Abbott | social worker; |
| Bess Streeter Aldrich | author; |
| Grover Cleveland Alexander | baseball pitcher; |
| Fred Astaire | dancer and actor; |
| Max Baer | boxer; |
| Bil Baird | puppeteer; |
| George Beadle | geneticist; |
| Marlon Brando | actor; |
| William Jennings Bryan | political leader; |
| Warren Buffett | investor; |
| Johnny Carson | TV host; |
| Willa Cather | author; |
| Dick Cavett | TV entertainer; |
| Richard B. Cheney | vice president; |
| Montgomery Clift | actor; |
| James Coburn | actor; |
| William “Buffalo Bill†Cody | showman; |
| Sandy Dennis | actress; |
| Mignon Eberhart | author; |
| Harold “Doc†Edgerton | inventor; |
| Ruth Etting | singer and actress; |
| Fr. Edward J. Flanagan | founder of Boys Town; |
| Henry Fonda | actor; |
| Gerald Ford former | president; |
| Bob Gibson | baseball player; |
| Howard Hanson | conductor; |
| Leland Hayward | producer; |
| Robert Henri | painter; |
| David Janssen | actor; |
| Francis La Flesche | ethnologist; |
| Melvin Laird | politician; |
| Frank W. Leahy | football coach; |
| Harold Lloyd | actor; |
| Malcolm X | civil rights advocate; |
| Dorothy McGuire | actress; |
| Julius Sterling Morton | politician and journalist; |
| John G. Neihardt epic | poet; |
| Nick Nolte | actor; |
| George W. Norris | senator; |
| John J. Pershing | army general; |
| Nathan Roscoe Pound | educator and botanist; |
| Red Cloud | Indian rights advocate; |
| Mari Sandoz | author; |
| Standing Bear | Indian rights advocate; |
| Robert Taylor | actor; |
| Susette La Flesche Tibbles | Omaha Indian activist; |
| Paul Williams | singer, composer, and actor; |
| Julie Wilson | singer and actress; |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | film producer. |
Famous Actors And Actresses
- Marlon Brando
- Henry Fonda
- Hilary Swank
