Blaine County, Nebraska

Blaine County
Blaine County Courthouse in Brewster
Blaine County Courthouse in Brewster
Map of Nebraska highlighting Blaine County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°56′N 99°59′W / 41.93°N 99.98°W / 41.93; -99.98
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1885 (authorized)
1886 (organized)
Named forJames G. Blaine
SeatBrewster
Largest villageDunning
Area
 • Total714 sq mi (1,850 km2)
 • Land711 sq mi (1,840 km2)
 • Water3.6 sq mi (9 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total431
 • Density0.60/sq mi (0.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websiteblainecounty.nebraska.gov

Blaine County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 431,[1] making it Nebraska's second-least populous county and the sixth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Brewster.[2] The county was formed in 1885[3] and organized in 1886.[4] It is named after presidential candidate James G. Blaine.[5]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Blaine County is represented by the prefix 86 (it had the 86th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "Blaine County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 18. ISBN 0803250606.
  4. ^ "Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. May 15, 1989. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Blaine County - History". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.

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