Johnson County, Nebraska
15 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,261
- Median household income
- $57,632
- ±9,368
- Unemployed
- 3.4%
- 72 of 2,136 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.7%
- 1,480 of 1,708 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 Johnson | 5,316 (2021) | Po Box 416, Tecumseh | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tecumseh | 1,725 (2021) | Po Box 417, Tecumseh | Website |
| Village of Cook | 325 (2021) | Po Box 225, Cook | — |
| Village of Crab Orchard | 48 (2021) | Po Box 746, Crab Orchard | — |
| Village of Elk Creek | 67 (2021) | Po Box 95, Elk Creek | — |
| Village of Sterling | 486 (2021) | Po Box 309, Sterling | Website |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 837, Tecumseh | — |
| Cook Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 304 N Lawton St, Cook | — |
| Tecumseh Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 8th & Broadway, Tecumseh | — |
| Cook Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 62327 735 Rd, Cook | — |
| Elk Creek Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 128, Elk Creek | — |
| Sterling Rural Fire Protection District 5 | Local fire protection | 435 Washington St, Sterling | — |
| Tecumseh Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 492, Tecumseh | — |
| Nemaha Natural Resources District | Other multi-function districts | 62161 Us Highway 136, Tecumseh | Website |
| Johnson County Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 659, Tecumseh | — |
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
JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS
School district4 schools
358 N 6TH, Tecumseh, NE, 68450
STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
250 MAIN ST, Sterling, NE, 68443
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
Beatrice Farmers Market (801 Court Street P.O. Box 125 Beatrice) · Beatrice Farmers Market Indian Creek Mall (Beatrice)
Sunday Farmers' Market at College View (4801 Prescott Avenue Lincoln) · F Street Neighborhood Farmers' Market (Lincoln) · Fallbrook Farmers' Market (Lincoln) · and 2 more
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.