Dawson County, Nebraska
Dawson County | |
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Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′N 99°49′W / 40.87°N 99.81°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1860 (authorized by Territorial Legislature) 1871 (authorized by proclamation of Acting Governor) |
| Named after | Jacob Dawson |
| Seat | Lexington |
| Largest city | Lexington |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,019 sq mi (2,640 km2) |
| • Land | 1,013 sq mi (2,620 km2) |
| • Water | 6.3 sq mi (16 km2) 0.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,111 |
| • Density | 24/sq mi (9.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 24,111. Its county seat is Lexington.
Dawson County is part of the Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Dawson County is represented by the prefix 18 (it had the 18th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).