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Pawnee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,773. Its county seat is Pawnee City.

Pawnee County was formed in 1854. It was named after the Pawnee Native American tribe.

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Pawnee County. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale, and had a damage path 800 yards wide and 100 miles.