Phelps County, Nebraska
14 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,009
- Median household income
- $68,919
- ±9,751
- Unemployed
- 1.2%
- 56 of 4,667 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.2%
- 3,413 of 3,916 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 Phelps | 8,937 (2021) | Po Box 404, Holdrege | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Holdrege | 5,491 (2021) | Po Box 436, Holdrege | Website |
| Village of Atlanta | 102 (2021) | 1241 West Ave, Atlanta | — |
| Village of Bertrand | 704 (2021) | Po Box 295, Bertrand | — |
| Village of Funk | 174 (2021) | Po Box 146, Funk | — |
| Village of Loomis | 391 (2021) | 301 Commercial St, Loomis | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holdrege Airport Authority | Air transportation | 1156 Maberly St, Holdrege | — |
| Phelps County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 622, Holdrege | — |
| Bertrand Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 327 Minor Ave, Bertrand | — |
| Holdredge Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1422 12th Ave, Holdrege | Website |
| Funk Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 207 Lake St, Funk | — |
| Holdredge Rural Fire Protection District 6 | Local fire protection | 813 5th Ave, Holdrege | — |
| Loomis Rural Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | 701 Clifton ST., Loomis | — |
| Phelps Gosper Rural Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | 74249 C Rd, Bertrand | — |
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
BERTRAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
503 SCHOOL ST, Bertrand, NE, 68927
HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district4 schools
505 14TH AVE, Holdrege, NE, 68949
LOOMIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
101 BRYAN ST, Loomis, NE, 68958
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
Kearney Area Farmers Market (5011 2nd avenue Kearney) · Kearney Farmers' Market (Kearney)
Gothenburg Farmers Market (1001 Lake Ave Gothenburg) · Lexington Farmers Market (407 E. 6th Street Lexington) · Cozad Grand Generation Center (Cozad)
Beaver City Farmers Market (Beaver City)
Alma Farmers Market (City Auditorium Alma)
Minden Farmers' Market (125 E 5th St Minden)
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.