Sherman County, Nebraska
15 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,967
- Median household income
- $63,578
- ±5,496
- Unemployed
- 3.0%
- 45 of 1,478 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 79.7%
- 1,056 of 1,325 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 Sherman | 2,964 (2021) | Po Box 456, Loup City | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Loup City | 1,045 (2021) | Po Box 250, Loup City | Website |
| Village of Ashton | 195 (2021) | 320 Center Ave, Ashton | — |
| Village of Hazard | 59 (2021) | 301 Minden St, Hazard | — |
| Village of Litchfield | 220 (2021) | Po Box 166, Litchfield | — |
| Village of Rockville | 89 (2021) | Po Box 175, Rockville | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loup City Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 29, Loup City | — |
| Hazard Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 77539 469th Ave, Hazard | — |
| Litchfield Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 422 Gregory, Litchfield | — |
| Central Nebraska Joint Housing Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 509, Loup City | — |
| Loup City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1048 K St, Loup City | — |
| Ashton Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 154, Ashton | — |
| Litchfield Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 77443 Riverdale Ave, Litchfield | — |
| Loup City Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 371, Loup City | — |
| Rockville Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 48339 778th Rd, Rockville | — |
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
LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
500 N MAIN, Litchfield, NE, 68852
LOUP CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
800 N 8TH ST, Loup City, NE, 68853
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)
Market on the Square (BrokenkBow) (Broken Bow)
Ord Farmers' Market (Ord) · Ord's Extraordinary Farmers' Market (Valley County Courthouse Square Ord)
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.