Dakota County, Nebraska
Dakota County | |
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Dakota County courthouse in Dakota City | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′N 96°34′W / 42.39°N 96.56°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | March 7, 1855 |
| Named after | Dakota people |
| Seat | Dakota City |
| Largest city | South Sioux City |
| Area | |
• Total | 267 sq mi (690 km2) |
| • Land | 264 sq mi (680 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,582 |
| • Density | 76.5/sq mi (29.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
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Dakota County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 21,582. Its county seat is Dakota City.
Dakota County is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Dakota County is represented by the prefix 70 (it had the 70th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). In August 2009, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners reversed a decision to abandon this system for alphanumeric plates upon introduction of new license plates in 2011. Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy Counties remain the only counties with alphanumeric plates in the state.