Rock County, Nebraska
Rock County, Nebraska | |
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Rock County Courthouse in Bassett | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′N 99°27′W / 42.42°N 99.45°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Named after | Rock Creek, or its rocky soil |
| Seat | Bassett |
| Largest city | Bassett |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,012 sq mi (2,620 km2) |
| • Land | 1,008 sq mi (2,610 km2) |
| • Water | 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,262 |
• Estimate (2022) | 1,245 |
| • Density | 1.252/sq mi (0.4834/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Rock County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,262. Its county seat is Bassett. In the Nebraska license plate system, Rock County is represented by the prefix 81 (it had the 81st-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).