Hitchcock 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
- 2,569
- Median household income
- $51,567
- ±2,481
- Unemployed
- 1.7%
- 19 of 1,114 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 79.6%
- 884 of 1,111 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 Hitchcock | 2,586 (2021) | Po Box 248, Trenton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Culbertson | 529 (2021) | Po Box 426, Culbertson | — |
| Village of Palisade | 291 (2021) | Po Box 288, Palisade | — |
| Village of Stratton | 309 (2021) | Po Box 332, Stratton | — |
| Village of Trenton | 492 (2021) | Po Box 68, Trenton | — |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culbertson Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 72157 Road 375, Culbertson | — |
| Stratton Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 35512 Rd 706, Stratton | — |
| Trenton Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 36675 Old Highway 34, Trenton | — |
| Southwest Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 289, Palisade | Website |
| Culbertson Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 200 Warsaw St, Culbertson | — |
| Palisade Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 107 S Vennum St, Palisade | — |
| Trenton Housing Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 533, Trenton | — |
| Frenchman Valley Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 111, Culbertson | — |
| Culbertson Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 37079 Rd 723, Culbertson | — |
| Palisade Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 272, Palisade | — |
| Stratton Ambulance and Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 43, Stratton | — |
| Trenton Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 153, Trenton | — |
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
HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM
School district2 schools
318 WEST D, Trenton, NE, 69044
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
Atwood Farmers Market (111 South 4th Street 111 South 4th Street Atwood)
Heritage Acres Drive-thru Market (McCook)
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.