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Welcome to Knox County ...

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

The community of Center is the Seat for Knox County.

Knox County was founded in 1857.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Knox had a population of 8,332 people. This is a decrease of 3.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,677 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Knox represented 0.48% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Knox County:

  • Bazile Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Bloomfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Creighton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Crofton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Niobrara
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Santee is located in Knox County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Verdel
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Verdel is located in Knox County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
  • Verdigre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wausa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wausa is located in Knox County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <2>
  • Winnetoon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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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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