Furnas County, Nebraska
25 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 1 farmers market. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,568
- Median household income
- $61,048
- ±2,706
- Unemployed
- 1.0%
- 22 of 2,113 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 76.8%
- 1,543 of 2,010 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 Furnas | 4,604 (2021) | Po Box 387, Beaver City | — |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Arapahoe | 982 (2021) | Po Box 235, Arapahoe | — |
| City of Beaver City | 522 (2021) | Po Box 185, Beaver City | — |
| City of Cambridge | 1,080 (2021) | Po Box Q, Cambridge | Website |
| Village of Edison | 112 (2021) | Po Box 152, Edison | — |
| Village of Hendley | 20 (2021) | 101 2nd St, Hendley | — |
| Village of Holbrook | 204 (2021) | Po Box 69, Holbrook | Website |
| Village of Oxford | 719 (2021) | Po Box 385, Oxford | — |
| Village of Wilsonville | 74 (2021) | Po Box 98, Wilsonville | — |
Special districts 16
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 331, Arapahoe | — |
| Cambridge Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 250, Cambridge | — |
| Holbrook Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 41810 Road 724, Holbrook | — |
| Union (lincoln Precinct) Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 71628 Road 425, Beaver City | — |
| Union Precinct Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 71867 Road 421, Arapahoe | — |
| Twin Valleys Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 160, Cambridge | Website |
| Arapahoe Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 208 6th St, Arapahoe | — |
| Beaver City Housing Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 409, Beaver City | Website |
| Cambridge Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 209 Nelson St, Cambridge | — |
| Oxford Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 103 W North Railway St, Oxford | — |
| French-Cambridge Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 116, Cambridge | Website |
| Beaver City Rural Fire District 4 | Local fire protection | 70531 Road 428, Beaver City | — |
| Cambridge Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | 40868 Road 718, Cambridge | — |
| Holbrook Edison Arapahoe Fire District 5 | Local fire protection | 71867 Road 421, Arapahoe | — |
| Oxford Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 71948 437 Road, Oxford | — |
| Wilsonville-Hendley Fire Protection District 6 | Local fire protection | Po Box 126, Wilsonville | — |
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
ARAPAHOE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
610 WALNUT, Arapahoe, NE, 68922
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
1003 NELSON ST, Cambridge, NE, 69022
SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
43739 HWY 89, Oxford, NE, 68967
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Beaver City Farmers Market
Beaver City, NE
Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2020-05-27. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.