Keith County, Nebraska

Keith County
Keith County Courthouse in Ogallala
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°12′N 101°40′W / 41.2°N 101.66°W / 41.2; -101.66
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1873
Named afterM.C. Keith or John Keith
SeatOgallala
Largest cityOgallala
Area
  Total
1,110 sq mi (2,900 km2)
  Land1,062 sq mi (2,750 km2)
  Water48 sq mi (120 km2)  4.3%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
8,335
  Density7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
  Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.keithcountyne.gov

Keith County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 8,335. Its county seat is Ogallala.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Keith County is represented by the prefix 68 (it had the sixty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).