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Knox County | |
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_from_SE_1.JPG) Knox County Courthouse in Center | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′N 97°53′W / 42.63°N 97.88°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Named for | Henry Knox |
| Seat | Center |
| Largest city | Creighton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,140 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
| • Land | 1,108 sq mi (2,870 km2) |
| • Water | 31 sq mi (80 km2) 2.8% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2021[1]) | 8,401 |
| • Density | 7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,391.[1] Its county seat is Center.[2] Knox County was named for Continental and U.S. Army Major General Henry Knox.[3][4]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Knox County is represented by the prefix 12 (it had the 12th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ a b "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 177.
- ^ "Knox County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 19, 2014.