Box Butte County, Nebraska
7 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
- 10,714
- Median household income
- $68,892
- ±5,138
- Unemployed
- 1.6%
- 84 of 5,236 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.3%
- 3,978 of 4,505 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 Box Butte | 10,604 (2021) | Po Box 678, Alliance | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 300 S Potash Ave, Alliance | — |
| Hemingford Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 576, Hemingford | — |
| Alliance Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box D, Alliance | — |
| Hemingford Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 641880, Omaha | — |
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
ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district5 schools
1604 SWEETWATER AVE, Alliance, NE, 69301
HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
911 NIOBRARA AVE, Hemingford, NE, 69348
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
Chadron Farmers' Market (Chadron)
Bridgeport Farmer's Market (904 S Main Bridgeport)
18th Street Farmer's Market (Scottsbluff) · Scottsbluff Winter Farmers' Market (Scottsbluff)
Gordon Farmers' Market (304 N Main Street Gordon)
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.