Webster County, Nebraska
14 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
- 3,360
- Median household income
- $64,347
- ±4,723
- Unemployed
- 0.7%
- 12 of 1,761 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.1%
- 1,375 of 1,493 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 Webster | 3,411 (2021) | Po Box 250, Red Cloud | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Blue Hill | 830 (2021) | Po Box 277, Blue Hill | Website |
| City of Red Cloud | 982 (2021) | 540 N Webster St, Red Cloud | — |
| Village of Bladen | 199 (2021) | Po Box 37, Bladen | — |
| Village of Cowles | 21 (2021) | 301 Cowles Main Street, Blue Hill | — |
| Village of Guide Rock | 196 (2021) | Po Box 41, Guide Rock | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cloud Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 423, Red Cloud | — |
| Blue Hill Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 476, Blue Hill | — |
| Red Cloud Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 247, Red Cloud | — |
| Bostwick Irrigation District | Irrigation | 1070 41 1/2 Rd, Riverton | — |
| Bladen Fire District | Local fire protection | 221 Thorne St, Bladen | — |
| Blue Hill Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 474, Blue Hill | — |
| Guide Rock Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 515 Road 2100, Guide Rock | — |
| Red Cloud Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | 137 E 5th Ave, Red Cloud | — |
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
BLUE HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
606 S SYCAMORE, Blue Hill, NE, 68930
RED CLOUD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
334 N CHERRY, Red Cloud, NE, 68970
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
Minden Farmers' Market (125 E 5th St Minden)
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.