Rock County, Nebraska
| Rock County, Nebraska | |
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Rock County Courthouse in Bassett
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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 | 1888 |
| Seat | Bassett |
| Largest city | Bassett |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,012 sq mi (2,621 km2) |
| • Land | 1,008 sq mi (2,611 km2) |
| • Water | 3.4 sq mi (9 km2), 0.3% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 1,526 |
| • Density | 1.5/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Rock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,526. Its county seat is Bassett.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Rock County is represented by the prefix 81 (it had the 81st-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 a total area of 1,012 square miles (2,620 km2), of which 1,008 square miles (2,610 km2) is land and 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2) (0.3%) is water.
Rock County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,756 people, 763 households, and 501 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 935 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.03% White, 0.46% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 0.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.1% were of German, 12.7% American, 10.5% Irish and 8.4% English ancestry according to Census 2000
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