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 8,337 people. This is a decrease of 4.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,701 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
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
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- Bloomfield
- Center
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center<2>
- Creighton
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton<2>
- Crofton
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton<2>
- Niobrara
- Santee
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Verdel
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
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- Verdigre
- Wausa
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa<2>
- Winnetoon
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Websites specific to Knox County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Bon Homme County
- Yankton County
- Cedar County
- Pierce County
- Antelope County
- Holt County
- Charles Mix County
- Boyd County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |