Gosper County, Nebraska
8 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
- 2,040
- Median household income
- $77,500
- ±8,692
- Unemployed
- 2.4%
- 24 of 1,008 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.1%
- 695 of 836 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 Gosper | 1,824 (2021) | 507 Smith Ave, Elwood | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Elwood | 629 (2021) | Po Box 14, Elwood | — |
| Village of Smithfield | 59 (2021) | Po Box 295, Smithfield | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 72700 Road 417, Holbrook | — |
| Robb Rural Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 43598 Road 749, Lexington | — |
| Gosper County Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | 74596 Highway 283, Elwood | — |
| Tri Basin Natural Resources District | Other multi-function districts | 1723 Burlington St, Holdrege | Website |
| Sanitary Improvement District 1 of Gosper and Dawson County | Sewerage | 42738 Road 748, Johnson Lake | — |
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
ELWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
502 FIRST AVE, Elwood, NE, 68937
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
Gothenburg Farmers Market (1001 Lake Ave Gothenburg) · Lexington Farmers Market (407 E. 6th Street Lexington) · Cozad Grand Generation Center (Cozad)
Beaver City Farmers Market (Beaver City)
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.