Dodge County, Nebraska
| Dodge County, Nebraska | |
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Dodge County Courthouse in Fremont
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1855 |
| Named for | Augustus C. Dodge |
| Seat | Fremont |
| Largest city | Fremont |
| Area | |
| • Total | 543 sq mi (1,406 km2) |
| • Land | 529 sq mi (1,370 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (36 km2), 2.6% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 36,691 |
| • Density | 53/sq mi (20/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
| Dodge County Sheriff's Office | |
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| Abbreviation | DCSO |
Patch of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office
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Logo of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office
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Badge of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office
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| Agency overview | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Dodge County in the state of Nebraska, United States |
| Legal jurisdiction | Dodge County, Nebraska |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 428 N. Broad, Fremont, NE 68025 |
| Agency executive | Steven D. Hespen, Sheriff |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Dodge County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,691. Its county seat is Fremont. The county was formed in 1855 and named after the US Senator Augustus Caesar Dodge.
Dodge County comprises the Fremont, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Dodge County is represented by the prefix 5 (it had the fifth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 543 square miles (1,410 km2), of which 529 square miles (1,370 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (2.6%) is water.
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency for Dodge County, Nebraska. The Sheriff's Office is located at 428 N. Broad St in Fremont, Nebraska which is the county seat.
Currently DCSO serves the county and its incorporated cities within the county. The only village that relies solely on DCSO for police services is North Bend, Nebraska which is known as a contract city. All other cities within the county have some type of police department or city marshal.
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