Dawes County, Nebraska

Dawes County
Dawes County
County
	Dawes County Courthouse in Chadron
	Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
	Nebraska's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 42°43′N 103°08′W / 42.71°N 103.14°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	February 19, 1885
Named for	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
• Density	5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.dawes-county.com

Dawes County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,199.^[1] Its county seat is Chadron.^[2] The county was formed in 1885; it was named for James W. Dawes, the Nebraska Governor at the time.^[3]

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).

^ "Dawes County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 101.

[1] "Dawes County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

[2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 101.

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