Arthur County, Nebraska
Arthur County, Nebraska | |
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The Arthur County Courthouse in Arthur | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′19″N 101°41′45″W / 41.571930°N 101.695917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | March 31, 1887 (created) August 16, 1913 (organized) |
| Named after | Chester A. Arthur |
| Seat | Arthur |
| Largest Community | Arthur |
| Area | |
• Total | 718.104 sq mi (1,859.88 km2) |
| • Land | 715.152 sq mi (1,852.24 km2) |
| • Water | 2.952 sq mi (7.65 km2) 0.41% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 434 |
• Estimate (2024) | 423 |
| • Density | 0.607/sq mi (0.234/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 308 |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | arthurcounty.nebraska.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 03 • Nebraska license plate prefix 91 | |
Arthur County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 434, and was estimated to be 423 in 2024, making it the second-least populous county in Nebraska, and the sixth-least populous county in the United States (behind only Loving County, Texas; Kalawao County, Hawaii; King County, Texas; Kenedy County, Texas; and McPherson County, Nebraska). The county seat and only incorporated community is Arthur.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Arthur County was represented by the prefix "91" (as it had the 91st-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Arthur County contains the historic First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail, believed to be the smallest courthouse in the United States.