Dawes County, Nebraska
Dawes County, Nebraska | |
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Dawes County Courthouse in Chadron | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 42°43′N 103°08′W / 42.71°N 103.14°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | February 19, 1885 |
| Named after | James W. Dawes |
| Seat | Chadron |
| Largest city | Chadron |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,401 sq mi (3,630 km2) |
| • Land | 1,396 sq mi (3,620 km2) |
| • Water | 4.6 sq mi (12 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,199 |
• Estimate (2022) | 8,241 |
| • Density | 5.873/sq mi (2.268/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Dawes County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 8,199. Its county seat is Chadron. The county was formed in 1885; it was named for James W. Dawes, the Nebraska Governor at the time. In the Nebraska license-plate system, Dawes County is represented by the prefix 69 (it had the 69th-largest number of vehicles registered when the license-plate system was established in 1922).