Pawnee County, Nebraska

Pawnee County
Location within the U.S. state of 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 afterPawnee people
SeatPawnee City
Largest cityPawnee City
Area
  Total
433 sq mi (1,120 km2)
  Land431 sq mi (1,120 km2)
  Water1.9 sq mi (5 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,544
  Estimate 
(2024)
2,521
  Density5.8/sq mi (2.2/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. Its county seat is Pawnee City.

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).