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A town of 605, settled in 1879.
No town among the 57 in Nebraska we compare has a lower median rent than Sargent Township. Sargent Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 250 in 1900, a peak of 1,078 in 1920, 500 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 4 maps from 1952 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sargent Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Sargent Township.
Sargent Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 13° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its public schools are run by the Sargent Public Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sargent Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 80 | B |
| Sargent High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 66 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Most working residents leave Sargent Township for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Sargent Township grew to 226 in 2023, 89 more than in 2013. Sargent Township’s average trip to work is 23 minutes, above the Nebraska town median (17 minutes) but below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Sargent Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 34% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Sargent Township, against 14% in Nebraska’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. 28% of Sargent Township adults feel lonely. Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Sargent Township.
| Sargent Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Sargent Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.1% | 9.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sargent Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Sargent Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Sargent Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
City in Nebraska, United States
Sargent is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sargent had a population of 500.
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Sargent Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.