Blaine County | |
|---|---|
 Blaine County Courthouse in Brewster | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°56′N 99°59′W / 41.93°N 99.98°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1885 (authorized) 1886 (organized) |
| Named for | James G. Blaine |
| Seat | Brewster |
| Largest village | Dunning |
| Area | |
• Total | 714 sq mi (1,850 km2) |
| • Land | 711 sq mi (1,840 km2) |
| • Water | 3.6 sq mi (9 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 431 |
| • Density | 0.60/sq mi (0.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | blainecounty |
Blaine County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 431,[1] making it Nebraska's third-least populous county and the sixth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Brewster.[2] The county was formed in 1885[3] and organized in 1886.[4] It is named after presidential candidate James G. Blaine.[5]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Blaine County is represented by the prefix 86 (it had the 86th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "Blaine County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 18. ISBN 0803250606.
- ^ "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. May 15, 1989. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Blaine County - History". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.