Dawson County, Nebraska

Dawson County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF DAWSON GUS Population: 24,554 (2024) ID: 108357	County	Official County Government	Contact: COUNTY CLERK 700 N WASHINGTON ST, RM A, LEXINGTON NE 68850-1961
CITY OF LEXINGTON GUS Population: 11,205 (2024) ID: 169585	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 70, LEXINGTON NE 68850-0070
CITY OF COZAD GUS Population: 3,945 (2024) ID: 169583	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK TREASURER PO BOX 309, COZAD NE 69130-0309
CITY OF GOTHENBURG GUS Population: 3,447 (2024) ID: 204890	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 409 9TH ST, GOTHENBURG NE 69138-1916
VILLAGE OF OVERTON GUS Population: 594 (2024) ID: 169586	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 236, OVERTON NE 68863-0236
VILLAGE OF SUMNER GUS Population: 246 (2024) ID: 130217	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CHAIRMAN PO BOX 85, SUMNER NE 68878
VILLAGE OF FARNAM GUS Population: 181 (2024) ID: 108400	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CHAIRMAN PO BOX 7, FARNAM NE 69029-0007
VILLAGE OF EDDYVILLE GUS Population: 85 (2024) ID: 169584	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 64, EDDYVILLE NE 68834-0064