Deuel County, Nebraska
Deuel County | |
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Deuel County Courthouse in Chappell | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°07′N 102°20′W / 41.11°N 102.33°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Named after | Harry P. Deuel |
| Seat | Chappell |
| Largest city | Chappell |
| Area | |
• Total | 441 sq mi (1,140 km2) |
| • Land | 440 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,838 |
| • Density | 4.2/sq mi (1.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Deuel County (/ˈduːəl/) is a county located in the U.S. State of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,838. Its county seat is Chappell. The county was formed in 1889 and named for Harry Porter Deuel, superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Deuel County is represented by the prefix 78 (it had the 78th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).