Perkins County, Nebraska
13 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,821
- Median household income
- $72,778
- ±6,496
- Unemployed
- 1.5%
- 23 of 1,514 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.4%
- 1,077 of 1,192 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 Perkins | 2,832 (2021) | Po Box 156, Grant | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Grant | 1,181 (2021) | Po Box 614, Grant | Website |
| Village of Elsie | 100 (2021) | Po Box 103, Elsie | — |
| Village of Madrid | 237 (2021) | Po Box 171, Madrid | — |
| Village of Venango | 156 (2021) | Po Box 4, Venango | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 75935 Road 347, Elsie | — |
| Madrid Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 37, Madrid | — |
| Venango Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 31220 Road 754, Venango | — |
| Perkins County Hospital District | Hospitals | 900 Lincoln Ave, Grant | Website |
| Grant Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 300 Warren Ave, Grant | — |
| Elsie Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 75935 Road 347, Elsie | — |
| Grant Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 342 Central Ave, Grant | — |
| Venango Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 32, Venango | — |
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
PERKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
740 SHERMAN AVE, Grant, NE, 69140
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.