Wilcox, Nebraska

About Wilcox

Wilcox is a tiny community in southern Nebraska with an estimated population of 326.

Wilcox holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.5 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 652 residents per square mile.

📰 Wilcox News Today

• Wilcox-Hildreth High School (NE) Football MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Richard Louis “Dick” Schepler, 91 years of age, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of rural Wilcox Rural Radio Network · Jul 28
• Kevin L Margritz Obituary Dec 20, 2025 Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center · Dec 28
• Shirley L. Wilcox Roper and Sons · Sep 20
• Gale E. Lush Obituary Sep 13, 2025 Craig Funeral Home · Sep 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wilcox Unique

• Positioned in southern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Nebraska — one of 593 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wilcox

• Frerichs Federal Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Killdeer Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Prairie Dog Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sacramento-Wilcox State Wildlife Mgt Are reviews ★
• Southeast Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Walkers Ranch Historical Marker reviews ★
• Wilcox City Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Wilcox

• WILCOX-HILDRETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• WILCOX-HILDRETH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wilcox

🏘️ Nearby Communities