Niobrara County, Wyoming
11 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,368
- Median household income
- $64,113
- ±13,198
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 29 of 1,174 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.4%
- 979 of 1,188 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 Niobrara | 2,438 (2021) | Po Box 420, Lusk | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Lusk | 1,497 (2021) | Po Box 390, Lusk | Website |
| Town of Manville | 94 (2021) | Po Box 107, Manville | — |
| Town of Van Tassell | 23 (2021) | Po Box 327, Van Tassell | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Municipal Power Agency | Electric power utility | Po Box 900, Lusk | Website |
| Niobrara County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 780, Lusk | — |
| Niobrara Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 59, Lusk | — |
| Niobrara Senior Citizen Service District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 928, Lusk | — |
| Niobrara County Predatory Animal District | Other natural resources | Po Box 624, Lusk | — |
| Lance Creek Water and Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 133, Lance Creek | — |
| Niobrara County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 659, Lusk | Website |
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
Niobrara County School District #1
School district4 schools
619 West 5th, Lusk, WY, 82225
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
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
Jackalope Square Farmers Market (130 S 3rd Douglas) · State Fair Farmers Market (400 W Center Douglas)
Goshen County Farmers Market (2145 Main St Torrington) · Thursday Afternoon Farmers Market (4516 US Hwy 26/85 Torrington) · Torrington Farmers' Market (Torrington) · and 1 more
Platte County Farmers Market (711 9th Street Wheatland) · Wheatland Farmers' Market (Wheatland)
Old Town Farmers Market (2nd St Upton) · Newcastle Farmers Market (Newcastle)
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.