Knox County, Nebraska
| Knox County, Nebraska | |
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Knox County Courthouse in Center
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1857 |
| Named for | Henry Knox |
| Seat | Center |
| Largest city | Creighton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,140 sq mi (2,953 km2) |
| • Land | 1,108 sq mi (2,870 km2) |
| • Water | 31 sq mi (80 km2), 2.8% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 8,701 |
| • Density | 7.9/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,701. Its county seat is Center.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Knox County is represented by the prefix 12 (it had the 12th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Knox County was organized by the Territorial Legislature in 1857, and named L'Eau Qui Court, that being the French name for the river named by the Indians Niobrara—both names meaning, in English, Running Water. The name was changed to Knox by a statute passed February 21, 1873, which took effect April 1, 1873.
Knox County was named after Major General Henry Knox.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,140 square miles (3,000 km2), of which 1,108 square miles (2,870 km2) is land and 31 square miles (80 km2) (2.8%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,374 people, 3,811 households, and 2,595 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 4,773 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.63% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 7.12% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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