Dixon County, Nebraska

Dixon County
Dixon County courthouse in Ponca
Dixon County courthouse in Ponca
Map of Nebraska highlighting Dixon County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°30′N 96°52′W / 42.5°N 96.87°W / 42.5; -96.87
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1856 (authorized)
1858 (organized)
SeatPonca
Largest cityWakefield
Area
 • Total483 sq mi (1,250 km2)
 • Land476 sq mi (1,230 km2)
 • Water6.7 sq mi (17 km2)  1.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,606
 • Density12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.dixon.ne.us

Dixon County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,606.[1] Its county seat is Ponca.[2] The county was created in 1856 and attached to Dakota County. It was organized in 1858.[3][4]

Dixon County is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Dixon County is represented by the prefix 35 (it had the 35th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "Dixon 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.
  3. ^ "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Dixon and Dakota Counties, Nebraska" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. June 1, 1987. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on May 8, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2014.