Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County
County
	Cheyenne County Courthouse in Sidney
	Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
	Nebraska's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°13′N 102°59′W / 41.22°N 102.99°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1871
Named for	Cheyenne people
Seat	Sidney
Largest city	Sidney
Area
• Total	1,196 sq mi (3,100 km2)
• Land	1,196 sq mi (3,100 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.01%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,468
• Density	7.9/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.cheyennecountyne.net

Cheyenne County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,468.^[1] Its county seat is Sidney.^[2] The county was formed in 1871^[3] and named for the Cheyenne Native American tribe.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Cheyenne County is represented by the prefix 39 as it had the 39th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922.

^ "Cheyenne County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Cheyenne County". Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.

[1] "Cheyenne County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

[2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Cheyenne County". Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.

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