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Antelope County

county in Nebraska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Nebraska
Founded: March 1, 1871 (created), June 15, 1871 (organized)
Named after: Pronghorn antelope
Seat: Neligh
Largest city: Neligh
Total: 858.592 sq mi (2,223.74 km )
Land: 857.157 sq mi (2,220.03 km )
Water: 1.435 sq mi (3.72 km ) 0.17%
Estimate 2025: 6,352
Density: 7.344/sq mi (2.836/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Area code: 402 and 531
Congressional district: 3rd
Website: antelopecounty.nebraska.gov

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Antelope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,295, and was estimated to be 6,352 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Neligh. The Ashfall Fossil Beds National Natural Landmark is located within the county.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Antelope County was represented by the prefix "26" (as it had the 26th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).