Number of Nebraska Local Governments by Selected Type, 1952, 1962 to 2007. ¹
						Special Districts
Year	Total	Counties	Municipalities	Townships	School Dist.	Total	Natural Res.	Fire Protect.	Housing	Other
1952	7,980	93	533	477	6,392	485	NA	NA	NA	NA
1962	5,124	93	537	478	3,264	752	271	321	3	157
1967	4,392	93	538	486	2,322	952	288	361	51	252
1972	3,562	93	537	476	1,374	1,081	NA	NA	NA	NA
1977	3,485	93	534	471	1,195	1,192	201	437	111	443
1982	3,324	93	535	470	1,069	1,157	112	427	134	484
1987	3,152	93	534	454	952	1,119	110	427	134	448
1992	2,923	93	534	452	797	1,047	93	418	133	403
1997	2,894	93	535	455	681	1,130	87	419	142	482
2002	2,792	93	531	446	575	1,146	80	421	125	520
2007	2,659	93	530	454	288	1,294	23	417	168	686
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2007 Census of Governments, 2009
¹ Governments in existence in January. Limited to governments actually in existence. Therefore, may exclude a few counties and numerous townships and "incorporated places" existing as areas for which statistics can be presented as to population and other subjects, but lacking any separate organized county, township, or municipal government. 2007 "natural resources number includes only NRDs.
Last Updated		04/06/09
by Nebraska Databook
e-mail:	michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov