Blaine County, Nebraska

Blaine County, Nebraska
The Blaine County Courthouse in Brewster
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°55′55″N 99°59′47″W / 41.931945°N 99.996407°W / 41.931945; -99.996407
Country United States
State Nebraska
FoundedMarch 5, 1885 (created)
1886 (organized)
Named afterJames G. Blaine
SeatBrewster
Largest villageDunning
Area
 • Total
714.337 sq mi (1,850.12 km2)
 • Land710.702 sq mi (1,840.71 km2)
 • Water3.635 sq mi (9.41 km2)  0.51%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
431
 • Estimate 
(2024)
454
 • Density0.606/sq mi (0.234/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code308
Congressional district3rd
Websiteblainecounty.nebraska.gov
• Nebraska county number 05
• Nebraska license plate prefix 86

Blaine County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 431, and was estimated to be 454 in 2024, making it the third-least populous county in Nebraska and the seventh-least populous in the United States. The county seat is Brewster and the largest village is Dunning.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Blaine County was represented by the prefix "86" (as it had the 86th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).