Blaine County, Nebraska
Blaine County | |
|---|---|
Blaine County Courthouse in Brewster | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°56′N 99°59′W / 41.93°N 99.98°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1885 (authorized) 1886 (organized) |
| Named after | James G. Blaine |
| Seat | Brewster |
| Largest village | Dunning |
| Area | |
• Total | 714 sq mi (1,850 km2) |
| • Land | 711 sq mi (1,840 km2) |
| • Water | 3.6 sq mi (9 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 431 |
| • Density | 0.60/sq mi (0.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | blainecounty |
Blaine County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 431, making it Nebraska's second-least populous county and the sixth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Brewster. The county was formed in 1885 and organized in 1886. It is named after presidential candidate James G. Blaine.
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).