Nemaha County, Nebraska
23 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
- 7,046
- Median household income
- $60,924
- ±4,585
- Unemployed
- 6.0%
- 221 of 3,680 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.4%
- 2,488 of 2,847 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 Nemaha | 7,064 (2021) | 1824 N St, Auburn | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Auburn | 3,478 (2021) | 1101 J St, Auburn | Website |
| City of Peru | 636 (2021) | Po Box 369, Peru | — |
| Village of Brock | 121 (2021) | Village of Johnson, Brock | — |
| Village of Brownville | 142 (2021) | 223 Main St, Brownville | — |
| Village of Johnson | 313 (2021) | Po Box 58, Johnson | — |
| Village of Julian | 48 (2021) | 216 Greenwood St, Julian | — |
| Village of Nemaha | 115 (2021) | Po Box 37, Nemaha | — |
Special districts 15
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 483, Auburn | — |
| Peru Drainage District 6 | Drainage | 73016 638 Ave, Auburn | — |
| Brownville Nemaha Levee District 2 | Flood control | 1901 N Street, Auburn | — |
| Little Nemaha Valley Levee District 3 | Flood control | 64725 724 Rd, Nemaha | — |
| McKissick Island Precinct Dike and Levee District | Flood control | 1901 N St, Auburn | — |
| Peru Dike and Levee District 1 | Flood control | 73016 638 Ave, Auburn | — |
| Auburn Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1017 H St, Auburn | — |
| Peru Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 922 Central Ave, Auburn | — |
| Auburn Rural Fire District 8 | Local fire protection | 64113 727 Rd, Auburn | — |
| Brock-Julian Fire District | Local fire protection | 73250 Highway 105, Johnson | — |
| Johnson Rural Fire Protection 1 | Local fire protection | 72674 628 Ave, Johnson | — |
| Nemaha Rural Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | Po Box 111, Nemaha | — |
| Peru Rural Fire Protection District 3 | Local fire protection | Po Box 63, Peru | Website |
| Nemaha County Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 35, Auburn | — |
| Nemaha County Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 128, Johnson | — |
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
AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district4 schools
1713 J ST, Auburn, NE, 68305
JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
310 MAIN ST, Johnson, NE, 68378
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
Falls City Farmers' Market ()
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.