Boone County, Nebraska
14 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,356
- Median household income
- $74,947
- ±4,871
- Unemployed
- 1.2%
- 32 of 2,636 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.9%
- 1,839 of 2,191 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 Boone | 5,386 (2021) | 222 S 4th St, Albion | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Albion | 1,706 (2021) | 420 W Market St, Albion | Website |
| City of St Edward | 723 (2021) | 1302 State Highway 39, Saint Edward | — |
| Village of Cedar Rapids | 382 (2021) | Po Box 347, Cedar Rapids | Website |
| Village of Petersburg | 330 (2021) | Po Box 147, Petersburg | Website |
| Village of Primrose | 56 (2021) | Po Box 156, Primrose | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 3, Albion | — |
| Albion Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 827 W Columbia St, Albion | — |
| St Edward Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 1002 Water Street, ST. Edward | — |
| Albion Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | 2570 200th St, Albion | — |
| Cedar Rapids Rural Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | 2063 State Highway 56, Cedar Rapids | — |
| Petersburg Rural Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | 1573 Y Rd, Petersburg | — |
| Primrose Rural Fire Protection District 5 | Local fire protection | 353 Commercial St, Primrose | — |
| St Edward Rural Fire Protection District 3 | Local fire protection | 35454 460 Ave, Saint Edward | — |
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
BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
605 S 6TH ST, Albion, NE, 68620
ST EDWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
601 CLARK ST, St Edward, NE, 68660
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
Neligh Farmers Market (501 Main St Neligh)
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.