County Countdown: #1 Douglas County

… But with Scott Frost as coach hopefully we’ll be finishing number one sooner than later.

Here we are, tomorrow is game day. In a little over 24 hours we will be watching the Huskers take the field for the first time in the 2018 season. The final county in our countdown is Douglas County. As of the 2010 census the population of Douglas County was 517,110. The population of Nebraska is 1.2 million, which means it houses over 25 percent of the whole state.

Douglas County is located on the eastern edge of Nebraska and you can sniff the worst state in America from it.

Most people in Nebraska, especially millennials and iGens, say that Omaha is the best place in the state. Of course you always hear the cliche statement of “there’s nothing to do in Nebraska besides watch football and grow corn,” from all the other states. Well in Omaha there’s a lot more to do than that. To be honest, I’ve grown to dislike Omaha a little just because Creighton is there. That doesn’t take away from the fact that there is a ton to do in Omaha. For starters, Omaha has been the home of the College World Series since 1950. Fans come across the country to watch their team play in the tournament, and I hope they continue to spread the word Nebraska is awesome because there’s more than just corn and football. Omaha is also home to one of the world’s best zoos in the Henry Doorly Zoo. I have to say I’m spoiled because I was able to go to the zoo every summer as a kid and I got to experience seeing every animal I would ever want to, and probably too many.