Cheyenne County, Nebraska
18 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,533
- Median household income
- $60,348
- ±3,656
- Unemployed
- 3.4%
- 167 of 4,931 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.9%
- 4,104 of 4,464 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 Cheyenne | 9,529 (2021) | Po Box 217, Sidney | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sidney | 6,439 (2021) | Po Box 79, Sidney | Website |
| Village of Dalton | 289 (2021) | Po Box 353, Dalton | Website |
| Village of Gurley | 186 (2021) | Po Box 6, Gurley | — |
| Village of Lodgepole | 314 (2021) | Po Box 266, Lodgepole | Website |
| Village of Potter | 345 (2021) | Po Box 247, Potter | — |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 490, Sidney | — |
| Lodgepole Rural Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 3252 Road 141, Lodgepole | — |
| Potter Rural Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 7378 Road 56, Potter | — |
| Wheat Belt Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 177, Sidney | Website |
| Lodgepole Housing Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 213, Lodgepole | — |
| Sidney City Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 2459 11th Ave, Sidney | — |
| Dalton Gurley Fire District | Local fire protection | 9174 Road 62, Dalton | — |
| Lodge Pole Rural Fire Protection District 3 | Local fire protection | 1460 Road 145, Lodgepole | — |
| Potter Rural Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | Po Box 302, Potter | — |
| Sidney Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | 1217 Rd 119, Sidney | — |
| South Platte Natural Resources District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 294, Sidney | Website |
| Cheyenne County Special Improvement District 1 | Sewerage and water supply | 1655 Industrial Ave, Sidney | — |
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
LEYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
504 MAIN ST, Dalton, NE, 69131
POTTER-DIX PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
303 WALNUT, Potter, NE, 69156
SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district5 schools
1101 21ST AVE, Sidney, NE, 69162
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
Bridgeport Farmer's Market (904 S Main Bridgeport)
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.