Keith County | |
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Coordinates: 41°12′N 101°40′W / 41.2°N 101.66°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1873 |
Named for | M.C. Keith or John Keith |
Seat | Ogallala |
Largest city | Ogallala |
Area | |
• Total | 1,110 sq mi (2,900 km2) |
• Land | 1,062 sq mi (2,750 km2) |
• Water | 48 sq mi (120 km2) 4.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,335 |
• Density | 7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Keith County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,335.[1] Its county seat is Ogallala.[2]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Keith County is represented by the prefix 68 (it had the sixty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).