Dakota County, Nebraska

Dakota County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 21,582. Its county seat is Dakota City.

Dakota County
Dakota County courthouse in Dakota City
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°23′N 96°34′W
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded7 March 1855
Named forDakota people
SeatDakota City
Largest citySouth Sioux City
Area
  Total267 sq mi (690 km2)
  Land264 sq mi (680 km2)
  Water3.2 sq mi (8 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2020)
  Total21,582
  Density76.5/sq mi (29.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.dakotacountyne.org

Dakota County is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Dakota County is represented by the prefix 70 (it had the 70th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). In August 2009, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners reversed a decision to abandon this system for alphanumeric plates upon introduction of new license plates in 2011. Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy Counties remain the only counties with alphanumeric plates in the state.

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