Arthur County | |
|---|---|
 Arthur County Courthouse in Arthur | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′N 101°42′W / 41.57°N 101.7°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Named for | Chester A. Arthur |
| Seat | Arthur |
| Largest Community | Arthur |
| Area | |
• Total | 718 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
| • Land | 715 sq mi (1,850 km2) |
| • Water | 3.0 sq mi (8 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 430 |
| • Density | 0.6/sq mi (0.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | arthurcounty |
Arthur County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 434,[1] making it Nebraska's third least populous county and the seventh-least populous county in the United States (behind only Loving County, Texas; Kalawao County, Hawaii; King County, Texas; Kenedy County, Texas; McPherson County, Nebraska; and Blaine County, Nebraska). Its county seat and only incorporated community is Arthur.[2]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Arthur County is represented by the prefix 91 (it had the 91st-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Arthur County contains the historic First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail, believed to be the smallest courthouse in the United States.[3]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Melissa (2005). Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America. Capital Books. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-931868-85-3.