Pawnee County | |
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Coordinates: 40°08′N 96°14′W / 40.13°N 96.24°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1854 |
Named for | Pawnee people |
Seat | Pawnee City |
Largest city | Pawnee City |
Area | |
• Total | 433 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
• Land | 431 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
• Water | 1.9 sq mi (5 km2) 0.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,544 |
• Density | 5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Pawnee County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 2,544.[1] Its county seat is Pawnee City.[2]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Pawnee County is represented by the prefix 54 (it had the fifty-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).