Box Butte County, Nebraska

Box Butte County, Nebraska
Box Butte County, Nebraska
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 42°12′37″N 103°04′54″W / 42.210380°N 103.081779°W / 42.210380; -103.081779
Country United States
State Nebraska
FoundedNovember 2, 1886
SeatAlliance
Largest cityAlliance
Area
 • Total
1,077.908 sq mi (2,791.77 km2)
 • Land1,075.233 sq mi (2,784.84 km2)
 • Water2.675 sq mi (6.93 km2)  0.25%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,842
 • Estimate 
(2024)
10,703
 • Density10.083/sq mi (3.8932/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code308
Congressional district3rd
Websiteboxbuttecountyne.gov
• Nebraska county number 07
• Nebraska license plate prefix 65

Box Butte County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,842, and was estimated to be 10,703 in 2024. The county seat and largest city is Alliance.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Box Butte County was represented by the prefix "65" (as it had the 65th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).