Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
49 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 2 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 35,843
- Median household income
- $63,614
- ±4,176
- Unemployed
- 2.7%
- 483 of 18,014 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.7%
- 12,918 of 15,078 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 Scotts Bluff | 35,745 (2021) | 1825 10th St, Gering | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gering | 8,435 (2021) | Po Box 687, Gering | Website |
| City of Minatare | 720 (2021) | Po Box 483, Minatare | — |
| City of Mitchell | 1,526 (2021) | 1280 Center Ave, Mitchell | Website |
| City of Scottsbluff | 14,282 (2021) | 2525 Circle Dr, Scottsbluff | Website |
| City of Terrytown | 1,055 (2021) | 116 Terry Blvd, Gering | — |
| Village of Henry | 128 (2021) | 1565 Nichols Ave, Henry | — |
| Village of Lyman | 256 (2021) | Po Box 301, Lyman | — |
| Village of McGrew | 64 (2021) | Po Box 48, McGrew | — |
| Village of Melbeta | 112 (2021) | 101 2nd St, Melbeta | — |
| Village of Morrill | 930 (2021) | Po Box 305, Morrill | — |
Special districts 38
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Nebraska Regional Airport | Air transportation | 250023 Airport Terminal ST., Scottsbluff | — |
| Creighton Valley Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 190179 Johns Driveway, Gering | — |
| East Lawn Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 330075 County Road G, Minatare | — |
| Forest Lawn Rural Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 30502 Highway 92, Lyman | — |
| High Butte Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 335500 County Road U, Bayard | — |
| Mitchell Valley Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 90169 Riverview Dr, Scottsbluff | — |
| Minatare Drainage District | Drainage | 110899 County Road 28, Minatare | — |
| Mitchell Drainage District | Drainage | 20322 Highway 29, Mitchell | — |
| Morrill Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 305, Morrill | — |
| Roosevelt Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 97, Mitchell | Website |
| Scotts Bluff County Sanitary and Improvement District 18 | Highways | 50075 Leisure Ln, Scottsbluff | — |
| Scotts Bluff County Sanitary and Improvement District 2 | Highways | 8 Canyon Dr, Gering | — |
| Scotts Bluff County Hospital Authority 1 | Hospitals | Po Box 2424, Scottsbluff | — |
| Housing Partners of Western Nebraska | Housing and community development | 89 A Woodley Park Rd, Gering | Website |
| Mitchell Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 1362 Center Ave, Mitchell | — |
| Castle Rock Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 83, Melbeta | — |
| Central Irrigation District | Irrigation | 230450 Crow Road, Gering | — |
| Enterprise Irrigation District | Irrigation | 100352 Sugar Factory Rd, Scottsbluff | — |
| Farmers Irrigation District | Irrigation | 1505 2nd Ave, Scottsbluff | — |
| Gering Fort Laramie Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 541, Gering | — |
| Gering Irrigation District | Irrigation | 981 Rundell Rd, Gering | — |
| Mitchell Irrigation District | Irrigation | 70199 Mitchell South Rd, Mitchell | — |
| Nine Mile Irrigation District | Irrigation | 903 Main St, Bayard | — |
| Pathfinder Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 338, Mitchell | — |
| Gering Valley Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 160927 County Road 25, Gering | — |
| Kiowa Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 30502 Highway 92, Lyman | — |
| McGrew Fire District | Local fire protection | P.o. Box, McGrew | — |
| Minatare Melbeta Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 90643 County Road 29, Minatare | — |
| Mitchell Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 120189 County Road H, Mitchell | — |
| Scotts Bluff Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1717 E 15th St, Scottsbluff | — |
| Sheep Creek and Farmers Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 68, Morrill | — |
| Scotts Bluff County Sanitary and Improvement District 10 | Other multi-function districts | 210105 Deertrail Dr, Gering | — |
| Scotts Bluff County Sanitary and Improvement District 15 | Other multi-function districts | 140729 Derringer Rd, Mitchell | — |
| Scotts Bluff County Sanitary and Improvement District 8 | Other multi-function districts | 2021 Broadway, Scottsbluff | — |
| Scotts Bluff County Sanitary and Improvement District 17 | Sewerage | 4501 Wilmet Dr, Scottsbluff | — |
| Scotts Bluff County Sanitary and Improvement District 4-A | Sewerage | 240596 Highland Rd, Scottsbluff | — |
| North Platte Natural Resources District | Soil and water conservation | 100547 Airport Rd, Scottsbluff | Website |
| Scotts Bluff County Sanitary and Improvement District 13 | Water supply utility | 50189 Hilyard Dr, Mitchell | — |
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
GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district6 schools
1519 10TH ST, Gering, NE, 69341
MINATARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district4 schools
1107 7TH ST, Minatare, NE, 69356
MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
1819 19TH AVE, Mitchell, NE, 69357
MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
508 JEFFERSON AVE, Morrill, NE, 69358
SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district8 schools
1722 1ST AVENUE, Scottsbluff, NE, 69361
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
18th Street Farmer's Market
18th and Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, 69361
Senior coupons
Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2021-02-18. USDA listing
Scottsbluff Winter Farmers' Market
3109 Ave. B, Aulick's TLC (in the greenhouses), Scottsbluff, NE, 69361
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.