Red Willow County | |
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Coordinates: 40°11′N 100°29′W / 40.18°N 100.48°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1873 |
Named for | Red Willow Creek |
Seat | McCook |
Largest city | McCook |
Area | |
• Total | 718 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
• Land | 717 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
• Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) 0.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,702 |
• Estimate (2021) | 10,623 |
• Density | 15/sq mi (5.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Red Willow County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,702.[1] Its county seat is McCook.[2] In the Nebraska license plate system, Red Willow County is represented by the prefix 48 (it had the forty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).