Box Butte County, Nebraska
Box Butte County, Nebraska | |
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The Box Butte County Courthouse in Alliance Box Butte County, Nebraska | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 42°12′37″N 103°04′54″W / 42.210380°N 103.081779°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | November 2, 1886 |
| Seat | Alliance |
| Largest city | Alliance |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,077.908 sq mi (2,791.77 km2) |
| • Land | 1,075.233 sq mi (2,784.84 km2) |
| • Water | 2.675 sq mi (6.93 km2) 0.25% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,842 |
• Estimate (2024) | 10,703 |
| • Density | 10.083/sq mi (3.8932/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 308 |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | boxbuttecountyne.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).