Pawnee County, Nebraska
| Pawnee County, Nebraska | |
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Pawnee County Courthouse in Pawnee City
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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 | 1854 |
| Named for | Pawnee people |
| Seat | Pawnee City |
| Largest city | Pawnee City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 433 sq mi (1,121 km2) |
| • Land | 431 sq mi (1,116 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (5 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 2,773 |
| • Density | 6.4/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Pawnee County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,773. Its county seat is Pawnee City.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Pawnee County is represented by the prefix 54 (it had the fifty-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Pawnee County was formed in 1854. It was named after the Pawnee Native American tribe.
On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Pawnee County. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale, and had a damage path 800 yards wide and 100 miles.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 433 square miles (1,120 km2), of which 431 square miles (1,120 km2) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) (0.4%) is water. Pawnee County is covered with rolling hills and farmland.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,087 people, 1,339 households, and 850 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 1,587 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.87% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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