Place:Dawes, Nebraska, United States

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NameDawes
Alt namesDawessource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates42.717°N 103.133°W
Located inNebraska, United States     (1885 - )
See alsoSioux, Nebraska, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Chadron
Crawford
Horn
Marsland
Pine Ridge
Wayside
Whitney
Unknown
Evergreen
Fort Robinson
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Dawes County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 9,182. Its county seat is Chadron. The county was formed in 1885; it was named for James W. Dawes, the Nebraska Governor at the time.

In the Nebraska license-plate system, Dawes County is represented by the prefix 69 (it had the 69th-largest number of vehicles registered when the license-plate system was established in 1922).

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1877 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1886 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1886 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1890 9,722
1900 6,215
1910 8,254
1920 10,160
1930 11,493
1940 10,128
1950 9,708
1960 9,536
1970 9,693
1980 9,609
1990 9,021
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http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/NE/Dawes

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