Howard County, Nebraska
22 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
- 6,534
- Median household income
- $76,767
- ±7,196
- Unemployed
- 3.8%
- 124 of 3,306 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.3%
- 2,137 of 2,504 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 Howard | 6,531 (2021) | Po Box 25, Saint Paul | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of St Paul | 2,394 (2021) | 704 6th St, Saint Paul | — |
| Village of Cotesfield | 29 (2021) | 408 Spruce St, Cotesfield | — |
| Village of Cushing | 34 (2021) | 405 Center Ave, Saint Paul | — |
| Village of Dannebrog | 277 (2021) | Po Box 130, Dannebrog | Website |
| Village of Elba | 198 (2021) | Po Box 96, Elba | — |
| Village of Farwell | 138 (2021) | Po Box 138, Farwell | Website |
| Village of Howard City | 182 (2021) | Po Box B, Boelus | Website |
Special districts 14
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 105, Saint Paul | Website |
| Dannebrog Housing Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 118, Dannebrog | — |
| Elba Housing Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 43, Elba | — |
| St Paul Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 86, Saint Paul | — |
| Farwell Irrigation District | Irrigation | 1262 Highway 11, Saint Paul | — |
| Twin Loups Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 98, Scotia | — |
| Boelus Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 330 Salem Rd, Boelus | — |
| Dannebrog Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 114 Oak St E, Dannebrog | — |
| Elba Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 174, Elba | — |
| Farwell Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1932 15th Ave, Farwell | — |
| St Paul Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1817 Hardy Rd, Saint Paul | — |
| Loup Basin Reclamation District | Reclamation | 501 South Rd, Farwell | — |
| Twin Loups Reclamation District | Reclamation | Po Box 98, Scotia | — |
| Loup Central Landfill Association | Solid waste management | 1552 Highway 11, Elba | — |
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
CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
201 N HWY 11, Cairo, NE, 68824
ELBA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
711 CAROLINE ST, Elba, NE, 68835
ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
1305 HOWARD AVE, St. Paul, NE, 68873
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
Kearney Area Farmers Market (5011 2nd avenue Kearney) · Kearney Farmers' Market (Kearney)
Grand Island Ace Hardware Farmers Market (1704 W 3rd St Grand Island) · Conestoga Mall Farmers' Market (Grand Island) · New Grand Island Farmers Market (Grand Island)
Central City Farmers Market (321 B ST Central 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.