Rock County | |
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Coordinates: 42°25′N 99°27′W / 42.42°N 99.45°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1888 |
Named for | Rock Creek, or its rocky soil |
Seat | Bassett |
Largest city | Bassett |
Area | |
• Total | 1,012 sq mi (2,620 km2) |
• Land | 1,008 sq mi (2,610 km2) |
• Water | 3.4 sq mi (9 km2) 0.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,262 |
• Density | 1.2/sq mi (0.48/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Rock County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 1,262.[1] Its county seat is Bassett.[2]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Rock County is represented by the prefix 81 (it had the 81st-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).