Colfax County, Nebraska
15 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
- 10,641
- Median household income
- $82,530
- ±6,588
- Unemployed
- 1.3%
- 73 of 5,458 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.0%
- 3,299 of 3,707 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 Colfax | 10,498 (2021) | 411 E 11th St, Schuyler | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Clarkson | 625 (2021) | Po Box 18, Clarkson | Website |
| City of Schuyler | 6,502 (2021) | 1103 B St, Schuyler | Website |
| Village of Howells | 552 (2021) | Po Box 351, Howells | — |
| Village of Leigh | 431 (2021) | Po Box 277, Leigh | — |
| Village of Richland | 73 (2021) | 107 Center St, Richland | — |
| Village of Rogers | 81 (2021) | 160 Center St, Rogers | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Valley Drainage District | Flood control | 200 E 12th St, Schuyler | — |
| Clarkson Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 359, Clarkson | — |
| Schuyler Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 712 F St, Schuyler | — |
| Clarkson Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | 508 Road R, Clarkson | — |
| Howells Rural Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | 416 Center Street, Howells | — |
| Leigh Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 109 E Short St, Leigh | — |
| Schuyler Rural Fire Protection District 3 | Local fire protection | 302 E 16th St, Schuyler | — |
| Colfax County Sanitary and Improvement District 1 | Other multi-function districts | 1200 Indian Hts, Schuyler | — |
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
CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
649 CHERRY ST, Clarkson, NE, 68629
HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
417 CENTER STREET, Howells, NE, 68641
LEIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
222 W 4TH ST, Leigh, NE, 68643
SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
School district6 schools
120 W 20TH STREET, Schuyler, NE, 68661
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
David City Farmers Market (David City)
Wisner Farmers' Market (Rumors parking lot Wisner) · West Point Farmers Market (West Point)
Fremont Main Street Downtown Farmers Market (8th and Main St Fremont)
Norfolk Farmers Market (Stanton)
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.