Buffalo County, Nebraska

Buffalo County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF BUFFALO GUS Population: 51,156 (2024) ID: 169484	County	Official County Government	Contact: CHAIRMAN PO BOX 1270, KEARNEY NE 68848-1270
CITY OF KEARNEY GUS Population: 34,741 (2024) ID: 186394	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PO BOX 1180, 18 E 22ND ST, KEARNEY NE 68847-1180
CITY OF GIBBON GUS Population: 1,917 (2024) ID: 130198	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 130, GIBBON NE 68840-0130
CITY OF RAVENNA GUS Population: 1,383 (2024) ID: 202127	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK TREASURER 416 GRAND AVE, RAVENNA NE 68869-1324
VILLAGE OF SHELTON GUS Population: 1,045 (2024) ID: 169542	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK PO BOX 6, SHELTON NE 68876-0006
VILLAGE OF ELM CREEK GUS Population: 981 (2024) ID: 169539	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK TREASURER PO BOX 130, ELM CREEK NE 68836-0130
VILLAGE OF PLEASANTON GUS Population: 380 (2024) ID: 130199	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK-TREASUER PO BOX 121, PLEASANTON NE 68866-0121
VILLAGE OF RIVERDALE GUS Population: 245 (2024) ID: 169541	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK PO BOX 40, RIVERDALE NE 68870-0040
VILLAGE OF AMHERST GUS Population: 203 (2024) ID: 208688	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CHAIRMAN PO BOX 97, AMHERST NE 68812
VILLAGE OF MILLER GUS Population: 129 (2024) ID: 208689	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK PO BOX 146, MILLER NE 68858-0146