Thurston County, Nebraska
24 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
- 6,627
- Median household income
- $69,177
- ±2,235
- Unemployed
- 10.0%
- 303 of 3,038 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.2%
- 1,735 of 1,990 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 Thurston | 6,620 (2021) | Po Box 159, Pender | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Pender | 1,051 (2021) | Po Box 549, Pender | — |
| Village of Rosalie | 158 (2021) | 213 S Farley St, Rosalie | — |
| Village of Thurston | 116 (2021) | Po Box 215, Thurston | — |
| Village of Walthill | 695 (2021) | Po Box 246, Walthill | — |
| Village of Winnebago | 905 (2021) | Po Box 683, Winnebago | — |
Townships 11
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Anderson | 123 (2021) | 913 S Broadway St, Decatur | — |
| Township of Blackbird | 1,240 (2021) | 989 33rd Rd, Walthill | — |
| Township of Bryan | 86 (2021) | 1170 24th Road, Pender | — |
| Township of Dawes | 296 (2021) | 1406 27th Rd, Bancroft | — |
| Township of Flournoy | 265 (2021) | 570 12th Rd, Emerson | — |
| Township of Merry | 66 (2021) | 2274 D Avenue, Winnebago | — |
| Township of Omaha | 1,032 (2021) | 755 28th Rd, Walthill | — |
| Township of Pender | 1,208 (2021) | 1919 J Avenue, Pender | — |
| Township of Perry | 229 (2021) | 150 18th Road, Emerson | — |
| Township of Thayer | 108 (2021) | 1216 Highway 16, Pender | — |
| Township of Winnebago | 1,967 (2021) | 300 Mathewson St, Winnebago | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pender Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 56, Pender | — |
| Pender Community Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 100, Pender | — |
| Pender Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1512 W Rd, Pender | — |
| Rosalie Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1536 Riverview Dr, Decatur | — |
| Thurston Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1555 I Avenue, Thurston | — |
| Walthill Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2660 I Ave, Walthill | — |
| Winnebago Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2625 G Avenue, Winnebago | — |
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
PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
609 WHITNEY ST, Pender, NE, 68047
UMO N HO N NATION PUBLIC SCHS
School district3 schools
470 MAIN ST, Macy, NE, 68039
WALTHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
602 MAIN ST, Walthill, NE, 68067
WINNEBAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 17
School district2 schools
202 OSBORNE ST, Winnebago, NE, 68071
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
Chatter Box Farmers Market in Tekamah (Tekamah)
Wisner Farmers' Market (Rumors parking lot Wisner) · West Point Farmers Market (West Point)
Dixon County Farmer's Market (119 W 3rd Street Ponca)
Moville Farmers Market (Main Street and Pearl Street Moville) · Downtown Sioux City Farmers' Market (Sioux City) · Sioux City Farmers Market (Sioux City)
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.