Pawnee County, Nebraska

Pawnee County
Pawnee County Courthouse in Pawnee City
Map of Nebraska highlighting Pawnee County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°08′N 96°14′W / 40.13°N 96.24°W / 40.13; -96.24
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1854
Named forPawnee people
SeatPawnee City
Largest cityPawnee City
Area
 • Total433 sq mi (1,120 km2)
 • Land431 sq mi (1,120 km2)
 • Water1.9 sq mi (5 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,544
 • Density5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd

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).

  1. ^ "Pawnee County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.