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Welcome to Dawson County ...

Time Zone: Dawson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lexington is the Seat for Dawson County.

Dawson County was founded in 1860.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dawson had a population of 23,595 people. This is a decrease of 2.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,312 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dawson represented 1.33% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Dawson County:

  • Cozad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cozad is located in Dawson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
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  • Eddyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Farnam
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Farnam is located in Dawson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
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  • Gothenburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Overton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sumner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner is located in Dawson County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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