Madison County, Nebraska
26 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 35,532
- Median household income
- $63,128
- ±4,259
- Unemployed
- 3.0%
- 550 of 18,478 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.4%
- 12,211 of 14,462 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 Madison | 35,337 (2021) | Po Box 290, Madison | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Battle Creek | 1,168 (2021) | Po Box 280, Battle Creek | Website |
| City of Madison | 2,216 (2021) | Po Box 527, Madison | Website |
| City of Newman Grove | 639 (2021) | 606 Hale Ave, Newman Grove | Website |
| City of Norfolk | 24,967 (2021) | 309 N 5th St, Norfolk | Website |
| City of Tilden | 987 (2021) | Po Box 37, Tilden | — |
| Village of Meadow Grove | 278 (2021) | Po Box 258, Meadow Grove | — |
Special districts 19
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 1343, Norfolk | — |
| Elkhorn Rural Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 310, Battle Creek | Website |
| Madison County Hospital Authority 1 | Hospitals | 1500 Koenigstein Ave, Norfolk | — |
| Newman Grove Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 100, Newman Grove | Website |
| Norfolk Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 110 N 4th St, Norfolk | — |
| Tilden Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 600 S Giles Creek Ln, Tilden | — |
| Battle Creek Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 84473 544 Ave, Meadow Grove | — |
| Madison Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 54440 827 Rd, Madison | — |
| Meadow Grove Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | P.o. Box 6, Meadow Grove | — |
| Newman Grove Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2178 320 Ave., Albion | — |
| Norfolk Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1205 Crown Rd, Norfolk | — |
| Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District | Other multi-function districts | 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk | Website |
| Madison County Sanitary and Improvement District 10 | Other multi-function districts | 1002 Riverside Blvd, Norfolk | — |
| Madison County Sanitary and Improvement District 13 | Other multi-function districts | 1010 Andys Lake Rd, Norfolk | — |
| Madison County Sanitary and Improvement District 5 | Other multi-function districts | 104 Suburban Dr, Norfolk | — |
| Madison County Sanitary and Improvement District 9 | Other multi-function districts | 1900 W Norfolk Ave, Norfolk | — |
| Norfolk Sanitary and Improvement District | Other multi-function districts | 1002 Riverside Blvd, Norfolk | — |
| Madison County Sanitary and Improvement District 3 | Water supply utility | 2104 Maurer Dr, Norfolk | — |
| Norfolk Sanitary and Improvement District 3 | Water supply utility | 102 Agnes Ave, Norfolk | — |
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
BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
605 WEST MARTIN ST, Battle Creek, NE, 68715
ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
601 S MADISON STREET, Tilden, NE, 68781
MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district4 schools
700 S KENT, Madison, NE, 68748
NEWMAN GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
101 S 8TH ST, Newman Grove, NE, 68758
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district12 schools
512 PHILIP AVE, Norfolk, NE, 68701
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
Neligh Farmers Market (501 Main St Neligh)
Plainview Farmers Market (Plainview)
Norfolk Farmers Market (Stanton)
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.