Dawes County | |
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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 | |
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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 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).
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