Dakota County | |
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_3_center.JPG) Dakota County courthouse in Dakota City | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′N 96°34′W / 42.39°N 96.56°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | March 7, 1855 |
| Named for | Dakota people |
| Seat | Dakota City |
| Largest city | South Sioux City |
| Area | |
• Total | 267 sq mi (690 km2) |
| • Land | 264 sq mi (680 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,582 |
| • Density | 76.5/sq mi (29.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Dakota County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 21,582.[1] Its county seat is Dakota City.[2]
Dakota County is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Dakota County is represented by the prefix 70 (it had the 70th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). In August 2009, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners reversed a decision to abandon this system for alphanumeric plates upon introduction of new license plates in 2011.[3] Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy Counties remain the only counties with alphanumeric plates in the state.[4]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Dakota County license plates to keep No.70 Sioux City Journal August 18, 2009
- ^ Plate math: 70 follows 1, 2, 59 Archived July 12, 2012, at archive.today Omaha World-Herald June 8, 2009