Dawson County, Nebraska

Dawson County
Dawson County
County
	Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington
	Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
	Nebraska's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 40°52′N 99°49′W / 40.87°N 99.81°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1860 (authorized by Territorial Legislature); 1871 (authorized by proclamation of Acting Governor)
Named for	Jacob Dawson
Seat	Lexington
Largest city	Lexington
Area
• Total	1,019 sq mi (2,640 km2)
• Land	1,013 sq mi (2,620 km2)
• Water	6.3 sq mi (16 km2) 0.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	24,111
• Density	24/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.dawsoncountyne.org

Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 24,111.^[1] Its county seat is Lexington.^[2]

Dawson County is part of the Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Dawson County is represented by the prefix 18 (it had the 18th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

^ "Dawson 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.

[1] "Dawson 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.

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