Keith County, Nebraska
12 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
- 8,219
- Median household income
- $60,645
- ±5,115
- Unemployed
- 2.0%
- 83 of 4,094 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.1%
- 3,610 of 4,051 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 Keith | 8,279 (2021) | 511 N Spruce St, Ogallala | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ogallala | 4,823 (2021) | 411 E 2nd St, Ogallala | Website |
| Village of Brule | 326 (2021) | Po Box 213, Brule | — |
| Village of Paxton | 507 (2021) | Po Box 338, Paxton | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brule Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 451 Road West K S, Brule | — |
| Paxton Rural Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 1995 County Road E 50, Paxton | — |
| Ogallala Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 1701 E 2nd St, Ogallala | — |
| Paxton Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 301, Paxton | — |
| West Central Nebraska Joint Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 600, Ogallala | — |
| Brule Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 25, Brule | — |
| Ogallala Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 409 E 2nd St, Ogallala | — |
| Paxton Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 34440 Road 770, Elsie | — |
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
OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
801 EAST O ST, Ogallala, NE, 69153
PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
308 N ELM, Paxton, NE, 69155
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.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.