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Welcome to Pawnee County ...

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

The community of Pawnee City is the Seat for Pawnee County.

Pawnee County was founded in 1855 and was created by taking area from Richardson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pawnee had a population of 2,613 people. This is a decrease of 6.04% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,781 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pawnee represented 0.15% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Pawnee County:

  • Burchard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Du Bois
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewiston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Steinauer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Table Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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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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