Dawson County, Nebraska
Dawson County, Nebraska | |
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The Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′04″N 99°48′56″W / 40.867840°N 99.815583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | January 11, 1860 (created) July 11, 1871 (organized) |
| Named after | Jacob Dawson |
| Seat | Lexington |
| Largest city | Lexington |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,019.433 sq mi (2,640.32 km2) |
| • Land | 1,013.786 sq mi (2,625.69 km2) |
| • Water | 5.647 sq mi (14.63 km2) 0.55% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,111 |
• Estimate (2024) | 24,554 |
| • Density | 23.783/sq mi (9.1827/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 308 |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | dawsoncountyne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 24 • Nebraska license plate prefix 18 | |
Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,111, and was estimated to be 24,554 in 2024. The county seat and the largest city is Lexington.
Dawson County is part of the Lexington, NE micropolitan area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Dawson County was represented by the prefix "18" (as it had the 18th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).