Boyd County, Nebraska
27 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,688
- Median household income
- $67,045
- ±9,064
- Unemployed
- 2.3%
- 18 of 789 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.6%
- 674 of 744 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 Boyd | 1,789 (2021) | Po Box 26, Butte | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Anoka | 12 (2021) | 90516 3rd Street, Butte | — |
| Village of Bristow | 69 (2021) | Po Box 42, Bristow | — |
| Village of Butte | 272 (2021) | Po Box 286, Butte | — |
| Village of Gross | 3 (2021) | 49686 1st Ave, Bristow | — |
| Village of Lynch | 194 (2021) | 323 E Ponca St, Lynch | — |
| Village of Monowi | 1 (2021) | 9 Broad St, Lynch | — |
| Village of Naper | 88 (2021) | Po Box 228, Naper | — |
| Village of Spencer | 401 (2021) | Po Box 15, Spencer | — |
Townships 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Basin | 218 (2021) | 47270 905th Rd, Naper | — |
| Township of Bristow | 105 (2021) | 89637 Us Highway 281, Spencer | — |
| Township of Bush | 74 (2021) | 89449 509th Ave, Lynch | — |
| Township of Butte | 381 (2021) | Po Box 4, Butte | — |
| Township of Lynch | 236 (2021) | Po Box 333, Lynch | — |
| Township of McCulley | 97 (2021) | 90368 474th Ave, Naper | — |
| Township of Morton | 94 (2021) | 90182 495th Ave, Spencer | — |
| Township of Mullen | 21 (2021) | 90290 502nd Ave, Lynch | — |
| Township of Spencer | 563 (2021) | Po Box 218, Spencer | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 620 George St, Butte | — |
| Lynch Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 121 N Second St, Lynch | — |
| Butte Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | 48192 Jewell Rd, Butte | — |
| Lynch Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 50560 898th Rd, Lynch | — |
| Naper Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 90281 470th Ave, Naper | — |
| Spencer Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 89834 487th Ave, Spencer | — |
| Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 350, Butte | Website |
| Boyd County Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 47130 907th Rd, Naper | — |
| Boyd County Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 188, Spencer | — |
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
BOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS
School district4 schools
106 E GREIG ST, Spencer, NE, 68777
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
Burke Area Farmers Market (Burke) · Burke Area Farmers Market (Burke)
Verdigre Farmers' Market (Verdigre)
Bassett Farmers Market (Bassett)
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.