Fillmore County, Nebraska
31 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
- 5,541
- Median household income
- $76,295
- ±4,730
- Unemployed
- 0.4%
- 12 of 3,034 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.0%
- 1,981 of 2,357 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 Fillmore | 5,546 (2021) | Po Box 307, Geneva | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fairmont | 601 (2021) | Po Box 156, Fairmont | — |
| City of Geneva | 2,146 (2021) | Po Box 409, Geneva | Website |
| Village of Exeter | 514 (2021) | Po Box 96, Exeter | — |
| Village of Grafton | 107 (2021) | Po Box 71, Grafton | — |
| Village of Milligan | 241 (2021) | 424 Main St, Milligan | — |
| Village of Ohiowa | 121 (2021) | Po Box 27, Ohiowa | — |
| Village of Shickley | 343 (2021) | Po Box 25, Shickley | Website |
| Village of Strang | 34 (2021) | Po Box 62, Strang | — |
Townships 13
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Belle Prairie | 114 (2021) | 1805 Highway 74, Ohiowa | — |
| Township of Bennett | 66 (2021) | 1515 Road 4, Sutton | — |
| Township of Chelsea | 94 (2021) | 920 Road 15, Geneva | — |
| Township of Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated | 1,282 (2021) | 2413 Road 19, Exeter | — |
| Township of Franklin | 188 (2021) | 216 Road 23, Ohiowa | — |
| Township of Glengary | 339 (2021) | 1114 Road 21, Milligan | — |
| Township of Grafton | 222 (2021) | 209 Road D, Sutton | — |
| Township of Hamilton | 94 (2021) | 203 Road 9, Shickley | — |
| Township of Liberty | 94 (2021) | 1715 Road 22, Exeter | — |
| Township of Madison | 650 (2021) | 900 G St, Geneva | — |
| Township of Momence | 63 (2021) | 417 Road P, Shickley | — |
| Township of Stanton | 641 (2021) | 1016 Road R, Geneva | — |
| Township of West Blue | 66 (2021) | 2320 Highway 81, Fairmont | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 255 E St, Fairmont | — |
| Exeter Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2302 Road F, Exeter | — |
| Fairmont Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1617 Road C, Fairmont | — |
| Geneva Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 236 A St, Geneva | — |
| Grafton Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | P.o. Box 113, Grafton | — |
| Milligan Fire District | Local fire protection | 2111 Road L, Milligan | — |
| Ohiowa Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 98, Ohiowa | — |
| Shickley Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 411, Shickley | — |
| Exeter Milligan School Facilities Joint Public Agency | Parks and recreation | Po Box 139, Exeter | — |
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
EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
318 S RIVER AVE, Exeter, NE, 68351
FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS
School district3 schools
1410 L STREET, Geneva, NE, 68361
SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
104 E MURRAY, Shickley, NE, 68436
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
Crete Farmers Market (930 Main Avenue Crete) · Dorchester Farmers' Market (Dorchester) · Wilber Farmers Market (Dorchester)
Seward Farmer's Market (Seward)
Henderson Farmers Market (Henderson)
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.