Red Willow County, Nebraska

Red Willow County
Red Willow County Courthouse in McCook
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°11′N 100°29′W / 40.18°N 100.48°W / 40.18; -100.48
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1873
Named afterRed Willow Creek
SeatMcCook
Largest cityMcCook
Area
  Total
718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
  Land717 sq mi (1,860 km2)
  Water1.0 sq mi (3 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
10,702
  Estimate 
(2021)
10,623
  Density15/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.red-willow.ne.us

Red Willow County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,702. Its county seat is McCook. In the Nebraska license plate system, Red Willow County is represented by the prefix 48 (it had the forty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).