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Also known as Dawes County, Nebraska, Dawes County, NE

county in Nebraska, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Nebraska
Founded
February 19, 1885
Named after
James W. Dawes
Seat
Chadron
Largest city
Chadron
Total
1,400.976 sq mi (3,628.51 km )
Land
1,396.437 sq mi (3,616.76 km )
Water
4.539 sq mi (11.76 km ) 0.32%
Estimate 2025
7,858
Density
5.871/sq mi (2.267/km )
Time zone
UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst
UTC−6 ( MDT )
Congressional district
3rd
Website
dawescounty.ne.gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population
8199
Area
3628
Official website
www.dawes-county.com
Image
Dawes County, Nebraska courthouse from E.JPG
Households
3555
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Commons category
Dawes County, Nebraska
inception
1885-00-00
water as percent of area
0.3
native label
Dawes County
per capita income
25380
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Dawes County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,199, and was estimated to be 7,858 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Chadron.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Dawes County was represented by the prefix "69" (as it had the 69th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

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