Nebraska § 23-209 - Board of supervisors; division of county.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 23-209 — Board of supervisors; division of county., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-209. Board of supervisors; division of county.
When the board of supervisors shall have been organized as stated in section 23-208, they shall at once divide the county into townships. The board of supervisors shall divide the county into townships of sufficient population and territory to provide a workable township organization.
Because a township is created by a county from the territory of the county, a county is higher than a township in the hierarchy of political subdivisions in Nebraska. Butler County Dairy v. Butler County, 285 Neb. 408, 827 N.W.2d 267 (2013).
In a county under township organization, board of supervisors may create new towns. State ex rel. Town of Ewing v. Town of Golden, 99 Neb. 782, 157 N.W. 971 (1916).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-209 ("Board of supervisors; division of county.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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