Platte County, Nebraska
42 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
- 34,716
- Median household income
- $71,552
- ±4,214
- Unemployed
- 2.0%
- 366 of 18,328 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.7%
- 12,114 of 13,658 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 Platte | 34,241 (2021) | 2610 1th St, Columbus | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Columbus | 24,123 (2021) | 2424 14th St, Columbus | Website |
| Village of Cornlea | 34 (2021) | 34377 2nd St, Cornlea | — |
| Village of Creston | 173 (2021) | Po Box 245, Creston | — |
| Village of Duncan | 387 (2021) | Po Box 254, Duncan | Website |
| Village of Humphrey | 842 (2021) | 403 Main St, Humphrey | — |
| Village of Lindsay | 285 (2021) | 43420 430 Ave, Lindsay | — |
| Village of Monroe | 287 (2021) | Po Box 103, Monroe | — |
| Village of Platte Center | 331 (2021) | Po Box 125, Platte Center | — |
| Village of Tarnov | 50 (2021) | Po Box 214, Tarnov | — |
Townships 17
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bismark | 433 (2021) | 15199 280th St, Columbus | — |
| Township of Burrows | 257 (2021) | 41903 295 Ave, Humphrey | — |
| Township of Butler | 609 (2021) | 26648 175th St, Columbus | — |
| Township of Columbus | 3,276 (2021) | 177 Se 39th Ave, Columbus | — |
| Township of Creston | 365 (2021) | 50006 175 Ave, Creston | — |
| Township of Grand Prairie | 329 (2021) | 24427 385th ST., Humphrey | — |
| Township of Granville | 939 (2021) | Po Box 93, Humphrey | — |
| Township of Humphrey | 479 (2021) | 402 S 3rd St, Humphrey | — |
| Township of Joliet | 128 (2021) | 42245 445 Ave, Lindsay | — |
| Township of Lost Creek | 504 (2021) | 26747 280 Ave, Platte Center | — |
| Township of Monroe | 124 (2021) | 41361 265 St, Monroe | — |
| Township of Oconee | 490 (2021) | 40234 227 St, Monroe | — |
| Township of Shell Creek | 939 (2021) | 29493 Mason Road, Columbus | — |
| Township of Sherman | 224 (2021) | 37334 145th Ave, Columbus | — |
| Township of St Bernard | 500 (2021) | 40829 505 St, Lindsay | — |
| Township of Walker | 202 (2021) | 53547 505 St, Newman Grove | — |
| Township of Woodville | 121 (2021) | 32940 520 Ave, Saint Edward | — |
Special districts 15
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornhusker Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 9, Columbus | Website |
| Loup River Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 988, Columbus | Website |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 499, Columbus | Website |
| Platte County Road Improvement District 4 | Highways | 2610 14th St, Columbus | Website |
| Columbus Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 2554 40th Ave, Columbus | Website |
| Columbus Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 26106 Shady Lake Rd, Columbus | — |
| Creston Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 38698 175 Ave, Creston | — |
| Duncan Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 14114 T Rd, Columbus | — |
| Humphrey Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 22492 State Highway 91, Humphrey | — |
| Lindsay Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 42245 445 Ave, Lindsay | — |
| Monroe Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 11, Monroe | — |
| Platte Center Rural Fire District 12 | Local fire protection | 28983 295 Ave, Platte Center | — |
| Platte County Sanitary and Improvement District 5 | Other multi-function districts | 4604 Valley View Dr, Columbus | — |
| Platte County Sanitary and Improvement District 7 | Other multi-function districts | 2611 Timber Edge Dr, Columbus | — |
| Platte County Special Improvement District 9 | Sewerage | 6450 Country Club Dr, Columbus | — |
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
COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district9 schools
2508 27TH ST, Columbus, NE, 68602
HUMPHREY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
405 SOUTH 7TH STREET, Humphrey, NE, 68642
LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
School district4 schools
3744 83RD ST, Columbus, NE, 68601
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
David City Farmers Market (David City)
Central City Farmers Market (321 B ST Central City)
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.