Adams County, Nebraska
17 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 31,052
- Median household income
- $68,365
- ±3,172
- Unemployed
- 2.4%
- 402 of 16,469 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.8%
- 11,739 of 13,076 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Adams | 31,027 (2021) | Po Box 2067, Hastings | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hastings | 25,037 (2021) | 220 N Hastings Ave, Hastings | Website |
| Village of Ayr | 86 (2021) | 4395 W Irving Ave, Ayr | — |
| Village of Holstein | 187 (2021) | Po Box 236, Holstein | — |
| Village of Juniata | 740 (2021) | Po Box 26, Juniata | Website |
| Village of Kenesaw | 913 (2021) | Po Box 350, Kenesaw | — |
| Village of Prosser | 73 (2021) | 13090 W Pearl Ave, Prosser | — |
| Village of Roseland | 259 (2021) | Po Box 170, Roseland | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County Sanitary and Improvement District 2 | Highways | 2445 S Deer Trl, Hastings | — |
| Adams County Hospital Authority 1 | Hospitals | 715 N Saint Joseph Ave, Hastings | — |
| Hastings Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 2525 W. 2nd, Hastings | — |
| Hastings Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 3630 S Elm Ave, Hastings | — |
| Holstein Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 14735 W Prairie Lake Rd, Juniata | — |
| Juniata Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 95, Juniata | Website |
| Kenesaw Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2386 T Rd, Heartwell | — |
| Roseland Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 13685 S Conestoga Ave, Roseland | — |
| Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 740, Holdrege | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
1090 S ADAMS CENTRAL RD, Hastings, NE, 68901
HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district8 schools
1515 WEST 8TH STREET, Hastings, NE, 68901
KENESAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
110 N 5TH AVE, Kenesaw, NE, 68956
SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
9405 S LINCOLN AVE, Roseland, NE, 68973
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Kearney Area Farmers Market (5011 2nd avenue Kearney) · Kearney Farmers' Market (Kearney)
Grand Island Ace Hardware Farmers Market (1704 W 3rd St Grand Island) · Conestoga Mall Farmers' Market (Grand Island) · New Grand Island Farmers Market (Grand Island)
Aurora Market on the Square (Aurora)
Minden Farmers' Market (125 E 5th St Minden)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.