Editing Stanton County, Nebraska (section)

==Geography==
The terrain of Stanton County consists of low rolling hills, sloped toward the east. The [[Elkhorn River]] flows easterly through the upper central part of the county.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stanton+County,+NE/@42.0149168,-97.2865496,11.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87904eaf40cb168d:0xe0a3192704bd236d!8m2!3d41.9329995!4d-97.179026 ''Stanton County NE''  Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|431|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|428|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.1|sqmi}} (0.7%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 275.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 275 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 275]]
* [[File:N-15.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 15]]
* [[File:N-24.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 24]]
* [[File:N-32.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 32]]
* [[File:N-35.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 35]]
* [[File:N-57.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 57]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Cuming County, Nebraska|Cuming County]] – east
* [[Colfax County, Nebraska|Colfax County]] – south
* [[Platte County, Nebraska|Platte County]] – southwest
* [[Madison County, Nebraska|Madison County]] – west
* [[Pierce County, Nebraska|Pierce County]] – northwest
* [[Wayne County, Nebraska|Wayne County]] – north
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===Protected areas===
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* Black Island State Wildlife Management Area (partial)<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Black+Island+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Wisner,+NE+68791/@42.0017581,-97.015246,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87904eaf40cb168d:0xe0a3192704bd236d!2sStanton+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.9329995!4d-97.179026!3m4!1s0x8791b6755db71381:0x41f84e4f3746354e!8m2!3d42.0016964!4d-97.0054959 ''Black Island State Wildlife Management Area, Wisner NE''  Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)]</ref>
* Maskenthine Lake Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maskenthine+Lake+Recreation+Area/@41.9221254,-97.2840913,12z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87904eaf40cb168d:0xe0a3192704bd236d!2sStanton+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.9329995!4d-97.179026!3m4!1s0x87904844f150c351:0xc6b03f1b6ef3c5af!8m2!3d41.9763377!4d-97.2356129 ''Maskenthine Lake Recreation Area''  Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)]</ref>
* Red Fox State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Red+Fox+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Pilger,+NE+68768/@41.9928312,-97.0569023,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87904eaf40cb168d:0xe0a3192704bd236d!2sStanton+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.9329995!4d-97.179026!3m4!1s0x8791b509aa6911e3:0x78ef8bc0e0aadf47!8m2!3d41.9926492!4d-97.052533 ''Red Fox Wildlife Management Area, Pilger NE''  Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)]</ref>
* Wood Duck State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wood+Duck+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Stanton,+NE+68779/@41.9297903,-97.2878485,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87904eaf40cb168d:0xe0a3192704bd236d!2sStanton+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.9329995!4d-97.179026!3m4!1s0x8790460bbb5697a9:0xaec8f9cc17f20cbf!8m2!3d41.9288345!4d-97.2841698 ''Wood Duck State Wildlife Management Area, Stanton NE''  Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)]</ref>
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