Polk County, Nebraska
16 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,225
- Median household income
- $69,768
- ±3,459
- Unemployed
- 1.3%
- 38 of 2,866 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.7%
- 1,790 of 2,114 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 Polk | 5,174 (2021) | Po Box 276, Osceola | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 11
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackberry Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2069 124rd Rd, Gresham | — |
| Polk County Rural Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 465, Stromsburg | Website |
| Osceola Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1548 132nd Rd, Osceola | — |
| Polk Housing Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 118, Polk | — |
| Shelby Housing Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 142, Shelby | — |
| Stromsburg Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 517 E 7th St, Stromsburg | — |
| Osceola Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 13164 L Rd, Osceola | — |
| Polk Fire and Rescue District 6 | Local fire protection | 865 Park Ave, Polk | — |
| Shelby Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 13273 W Rd, Shelby | — |
| Stromsburg Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 12291 M Road, Stromsburg | — |
| Polk County Sanitary & Improvement District 1 | Other multi-function districts | 1601 Dodge St, Omaha | — |
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
CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
1270 123RD RD, Stromsburg, NE, 68666
HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
260 S PINE, Polk, NE, 68654
OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
565 S KIMMEL, Osceola, NE, 68651
SHELBY - RISING CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
650 N WALNUT, Shelby, NE, 68662
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)
Aurora Market on the Square (Aurora)
Central City Farmers Market (321 B ST Central City)
Seward Farmer's Market (Seward)
Henderson Farmers Market (Henderson)
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.