Formed March 31, 1887 (79th county)
Grant County (613), Hyannis (163)
The red brick Utilitarian facility was built in 1957 to replace a 1907 wooden structure. The structure is on Harrison Street at Grant Street. Nebraska State Highway 2 is one block to the north. The county’s library and museum share the building. The county was founded on March 31, 1887 from Native American Territory as the 79th county. The designers of the facility were Thomas, Benjamin, and Clayton. The county is named for United States President and General Ulysses S. Grant. He is also the namesake of the county seat of Perkins County. Hyannis is named for Hyannis, Massachusetts. Hyannis has always been the county seat.
Grant County government consists of a sheriff and 3 Commissioners. Four District Court Judges and Five County Court Judges serve Grant, Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan and Sioux counties. The county is in western Nebraska. Scottsbluff, Nebraska is west and Grand Island, Nebraska is southeast of the county. The county center is 11.8 miles South of Hyannis. The county is surrounded clockwise by Cherry, Hooker, Arthur, Garden, and Sheridan counties.
The area of the county is 776 square miles. It is 27 out of 93 in the state. It ranks 89 out of 93 in population in the state. It has a density of 0.8 persons per square mile making it 90 out of 93 in the state. Grant County has 26.6% of its population in its incorporated areas. There are no Interstates or United States Highways in the county. The county is a rectangle with the northwest corner cut away. Hyannis is in the northern quarter of the county. Hyannis is the county seat and, as the only incorporated city, it is the largest city. It is 26.6% of the county population. The county seat is pronounced HIE-AN-NIS.
Hyannis
