Cheyenne County | |
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Coordinates: 41°13′N 102°59′W / 41.22°N 102.99°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1871 |
Named for | Cheyenne people |
Seat | Sidney |
Largest city | Sidney |
Area | |
• Total | 1,196 sq mi (3,100 km2) |
• Land | 1,196 sq mi (3,100 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.01% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,468 |
• Estimate (2022) | 9,511 |
• Density | 7.9/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Cheyenne County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,468.[1] Its county seat is Sidney.[2] The county was formed in 1871[3] and named for the Cheyenne Native American tribe. In the Nebraska license plate system, Cheyenne County is represented by the prefix 39 as it had the 39th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922.