Garden County, Nebraska
17 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
- 1,761
- Median household income
- $41,882
- ±4,364
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 42 of 775 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.8%
- 762 of 858 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 Garden | 1,847 (2021) | 611 Main St, Oshkosh | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Oshkosh | 792 (2021) | Po Box 166, Oshkosh | Website |
| Village of Lewellen | 175 (2021) | Po Box 275, Lewellen | — |
Special districts 14
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden County Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 38, Oshkosh | — |
| Ash Hollow Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 18920 Highway 26, Oshkosh | — |
| Central Garden County Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 16711 Road 40, Oshkosh | — |
| West Garden Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 123, Lisco | — |
| Oshkosh Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 404 W 6th St, Oshkosh | — |
| Blue Creek Irrigation District | Irrigation | 603 W 24th St, Ogallala | — |
| Hooper Irrigation District | Irrigation | 19555 Road 50, Lewellen | — |
| Lisco Irrigation District | Irrigation | 14975 Road 54, Lisco | — |
| Paisley Irrigation District | Irrigation | 5277 Road 197, Lewellen | — |
| Union Irrigation District | Irrigation | 19561 Road 48, Lewellen | — |
| Blue Creek Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 19976 Road 50, Lewellen | — |
| Garden County Rural Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | 18568 Road 82, Oshkosh | — |
| Heart of the Hills Fire Protection District 5 | Local fire protection | 3527 State Highway 2, Lakeside | — |
| Rackett Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | 20984 Road 193, Ashby | — |
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
GARDEN COUNTY SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
200 W 4TH ST, Oshkosh, NE, 69154
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)
Gordon Farmers' Market (304 N Main Street Gordon)
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.