Nuckolls County, Nebraska
16 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
- 4,087
- Median household income
- $73,976
- ±4,975
- Unemployed
- 0.6%
- 13 of 2,166 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.6%
- 1,624 of 1,919 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 Nuckolls | 4,060 (2021) | Po Box 366, Nelson | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Nelson | 459 (2021) | Po Box 327, Nelson | Website |
| City of Superior | 1,798 (2021) | 135 W 4th St, Superior | Website |
| Village of Hardy | 93 (2021) | Po Box 65, Hardy | — |
| Village of Lawrence | 271 (2021) | Po Box 363, Lawrence | — |
| Village of Nora | 22 (2021) | 411 4th St, Nelson | — |
| Village of Oak | 55 (2021) | Po Box 109, Oak | — |
| Village of Ruskin | 106 (2021) | 391 1/2 Main St, Ruskin | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Airport Authority | Air transportation | 1109 Louden St, Superior | — |
| South Central Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 406, Nelson | Website |
| Nelson Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 151 S. East ST. P.o. Box 254, Nelson | — |
| Hardy Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 443 Road 4600, Hardy | — |
| Lawrence Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 61, Lawrence | — |
| Nelson Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 327, Nelson | — |
| Ruskin Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 34, Ruskin | — |
| Superior Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 495 Road 3300, Superior | — |
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
LAWRENCE - NELSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
850 S NEVADA ST, Nelson, NE, 68961
SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
601 W 8TH ST, Superior, NE, 68978
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
Belleville Farmer's Market (Belleville)
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.