Saunders County, Nebraska
66 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 23,048
- Median household income
- $94,066
- ±7,432
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 313 of 12,557 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.4%
- 8,220 of 8,899 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 Saunders | 22,787 (2021) | Po Box 61, Wahoo | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 15
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ashland | 3,191 (2021) | 2304 Silver St, Ashland | Website |
| City of Wahoo | 4,904 (2021) | 605 N Broadway St, Wahoo | Website |
| City of Yutan | 1,389 (2021) | Po Box 215, Yutan | Website |
| Village of Cedar Bluffs | 618 (2021) | Po Box 249, Cedar Bluffs | — |
| Village of Ceresco | 932 (2021) | Po Box 160, Ceresco | — |
| Village of Colon | 114 (2021) | Po Box 10, Colon | — |
| Village of Ithaca | 161 (2021) | Po Box 123, Ithaca | Website |
| Village of Leshara | 111 (2021) | 210 Summit St, Leshara | — |
| Village of Malmo | 95 (2021) | Po Box 24, Malmo | — |
| Village of Mead | 626 (2021) | Po Box 46, Mead | Website |
| Village of Memphis | 110 (2021) | 203 Natchez St, Memphis | — |
| Village of Morse Bluff | 119 (2021) | Po Box 144, Morse Bluff | — |
| Village of Prague | 292 (2021) | Po Box 207, Prague | — |
| Village of Valparaiso | 599 (2021) | Po Box 147, Valparaiso | — |
| Village of Weston | 250 (2021) | Po Box 149, Weston | — |
Townships 24
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Ashland | 3,286 (2021) | 163 County Road 7, Ashland | — |
| Township of Bohemia | 150 (2021) | 3021 Linwood Rd, Linwood | — |
| Township of Center | 764 (2021) | 1705 County Road 16, Wahoo | — |
| Township of Chapman | 514 (2021) | 2426 County Road J, Weston | — |
| Township of Chester | 385 (2021) | 2351 County Rd #28, Prague | — |
| Township of Clear Creek | 1,241 (2021) | 665 County Road D, Ashland | — |
| Township of Douglas | 215 (2021) | 2474 County Road 26, Morse Bluff | — |
| Township of Elk | 293 (2021) | 1860 County Road 31, Prague | — |
| Township of Green | 265 (2021) | 1211 County Road D, Ithaca | — |
| Township of Leshara | 580 (2021) | 833 County Road U, Fremont | — |
| Township of Marble | 465 (2021) | 1132 County Road 6, Yutan | — |
| Township of Marietta | 937 (2021) | 2074 County Road 12, Mead | — |
| Township of Mariposa | 386 (2021) | 1584 County Road 23, Malmo | — |
| Township of Morse Bluff | 380 (2021) | Po Box 65, Morse Bluff | — |
| Township of Newman | 268 (2021) | 1150 County Road 27, Weston | — |
| Township of North Cedar | 806 (2021) | 2644 County Road 17, Cedar Bluffs | — |
| Township of Oak Creek | 943 (2021) | 311 County Road 29, Valparaiso | — |
| Township of Pohocco | 1,238 (2021) | 2350 County Road 12, Fremont | — |
| Township of Richland | 1,363 (2021) | 470 County Road 18, Ceresco | — |
| Township of Rock Creek | 283 (2021) | Po Box 12, Weston | — |
| Township of South Cedar | 247 (2021) | 1687 County Road V, Cedar Bluffs | — |
| Township of Stocking | 471 (2021) | 1495 County Road J, Wahoo | — |
| Township of Union | 1,997 (2021) | 672 County Rd N, Yutan | — |
| Township of Wahoo | 406 (2021) | 1151 County Road J, Mead | — |
Special districts 26
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahoo Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 122, Wahoo | — |
| Clear Creek Drainage District | Drainage | 745 County Road F, Ashland | — |
| Leshara Dike and Drainage District | Flood control | 2379 County Rd 8, Fremont | — |
| Platte Valley Dike and Drainage District | Flood control | 626 S 264th St, Waterloo | — |
| Saunders County Sanitary and Improvement District 3 | Highways | 1941 Houseshoe Dr, Ashland | — |
| Saunders County Sanitary and Improvement District 4 | Highways | 2610 Tepee Cir, Fremont | — |
| Saunders County Sanitary and Improvement District 7 | Highways | 2696 Crestwood Dr, Fremont | — |
| Ashland Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 2401 Adams St, Ashland | — |
| Ashland Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | 656 County Rd E, Ashland | — |
| Cedar Bluffs Rural Fire Protection District 7 | Local fire protection | Po Box 227, Cedar Bluffs | Website |
| Ceresco Rural Fire Protection District 5 | Local fire protection | 2121 County Road D, Ceresco | — |
| Colon Rural Fire Protection District 9 | Local fire protection | 1871 County Road 14, Colon | — |
| Ithaca Rural Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | 1294 County Road H, Ithaca | — |
| Malmo Rural Fire Protection District 3 | Local fire protection | 1949 County Road O, Malmo | — |
| Mead Rural Fire Protection District 8 | Local fire protection | Po Box 52, Mead | — |
| Morse Bluff Fire District 16 | Local fire protection | P.o. Box 182, Morse Bluff | — |
| Prague Rural Fire Protection District 6 | Local fire protection | 1660 County Rd W, Prague | — |
| Valparaiso Rural Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | Po Box 117, Valparaiso | — |
| Wahoo Rural Fire Protection District 13 | Local fire protection | 1860 County Road L, Wahoo | — |
| Weston Rural Fire Protection District 14 | Local fire protection | 2426 County Road J, Weston | — |
| Yutan Rural Fire Protection District 12 | Local fire protection | 401 1st Street, Yutan | — |
| Saunders County Sanitary and Improvement District 10 | Other multi-function districts | 1246 Golden Gate Dr Suite 1, Papillion | — |
| Saunders County Sanitary and Improvement District 11 | Other multi-function districts | 551 N Linden St, Wahoo | — |
| Saunders County Sanitary and Improvement District 6 | Other multi-function districts | 2808 Susan St, Fremont | — |
| Saunders County Sanitary and Improvement District 8 | Other multi-function districts | 980 County Rd W, Fremont | — |
| Cedar Bluffs Recreational Facilities Joint Public Agency | Parks and recreation | 110 E Main St, Cedar Bluffs | — |
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
ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS
School district4 schools
1842 FURNAS STREET, Ashland, NE, 68003
CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
110 E MAIN ST, Cedar Bluffs, NE, 68015
MEAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
115 N ELM, Mead, NE, 68041
WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district4 schools
2201 N LOCUST, Wahoo, NE, 68066
YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
1200 2ND ST, Yutan, NE, 68073
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)
Eagle Farmers Market (eagle) · Plattsmouth Downtown Farmers Market (Plattsmouth)
Fremont Main Street Downtown Farmers Market (8th and Main St Fremont)
Omaha Farmer's Market - Old Market (1011 Jackson Street Omaha) · Omaha's Bancroft Street Farmers Market (2702 S 10th St Omaha) · Florence Mill Farmers Market (9102 North 30th Street Omaha) · and 3 more
Sunday Farmers' Market at College View (4801 Prescott Avenue Lincoln) · F Street Neighborhood Farmers' Market (Lincoln) · Fallbrook Farmers' Market (Lincoln) · and 2 more
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.