Government
Welcome to Minden, Nebraska, home of Pioneer Village and "The Light of the World" Christmas Pageant. I would like to invite you to visit our friendly Midwestern community and experience a quality of life that is hard to find. We are a proactive and progressive community that promotes economic development and encourages entrepreneurship. Our school system is second to none with a 93% graduation rate.
If you are looking to move here, use our site to gather information about Minden. You are invited to visit us and enjoy our hospitality. I look forward to sharing a coffee with you.
325 N Colorado
Minden, NE 68959
308.832.1820
Hours of Operation
M-F: 8am – Noon, 1pm – 5pm
Click here for Municipal City Codes
A printed version of Minden’s City Code is also available for viewing in the City Clerk’s office at the City Hall or at the Jensen Memorial Library.
Staff Directory/Boards and Commissions
City Council
Minden City Boards and Committees
The Minden City Council oversees a variety of other boards and committee positions. Most members are appointed by the Mayor with the confirmation of the City Council. Please call or e-mail the city office manager at 308.832.1820 to contact any one of the board chairman. The City Council meets on the first and third Mondays every month at 6 p.m. in the City Chambers. The various boards and committees include:
- Recreation Board
- Library Board
- City Health Officer
- City Planning & Zoning Commission
- South Central Nebraska RC&D Council
- Housing Agency Board
- CDBG ReUse Committee
- Economic Development Advisory Council
- Board of Health
- Solicitation Committee
- Tree Board
- Community Redevelopment Authority Board
- Board of Adjustment
- Airport Authority- by election
- Airport Zoning Board
- City Council
- Regional Air Service Advisory Council
- ACE
Kearney County
Kearney County is one of the 93 counties located in the great state of Nebraska. Kearney County was formed in 1850. It was named after Fort Kearny, which in turn was named after Brigade General Stephen W. Kearny. Minden, the county seat of Kearney County, boasts the county courthouse that sits proudly in the center of Minden’s downtown square. As of 2002, the county’s population was 6,629. The county boasts three school districts; Axtell Community School, Axtell, Minden Public Schools, Minden and Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools, Wilcox.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Kearney County is represented by the prefix 52 which means that Kearney County had the fifty-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 516 square miles. Click here to access the Kearney County web site.
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