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Dawes County, Nebraska

Dawes County, Nebraska
Dawes County, Nebraska courthouse from E.JPG
Map of Nebraska highlighting Dawes County
Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded 1885
Named for James W. Dawes
Seat Chadron
Largest city Chadron
Area
 • Total 1,401 sq mi (3,629 km2)
 • Land 1,396 sq mi (3,616 km2)
 • Water 4.6 sq mi (12 km2), 0.3%
Population
 • (2010) 9,182
 • Density 6.6/sq mi (3/km²)
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website www.dawes-county.com

Dawes County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,182. Its county seat is Chadron. The county was formed in 1885 and named after Governor James W. Dawes.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Dawes County is represented by the prefix 69 (it had the sixty-ninth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Dawes County was a part of the unorganized area of northwestern Nebraska until February 19, 1877 when it became a part of Sioux County from which it was separated February 19, 1885 and was given its present name.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,401 square miles (3,630 km2), of which 1,396 square miles (3,620 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (0.3%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,060 people, 3,512 households, and 2,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 4,004 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.34% White, 0.81% Black or African American, 2.88% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 2.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.0% were of German, 9.9% English, 9.2% Irish and 7.4% American ancestry according to Census 2000.


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