Pawnee County, Nebraska
Pawnee County | |
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Pawnee County Courthouse in Pawnee City | |
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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Named after | Pawnee people |
| Seat | Pawnee City |
| Largest city | Pawnee City |
| Area | |
• Total | 433 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
| • Land | 431 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (5 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,544 |
• Estimate (2024) | 2,521 |
| • Density | 5.8/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
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).