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Hartington, Nebraska
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Downtown Hartington; Cedar County Courthouse in right foreground
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Location of Hartington, Nebraska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Cedar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.63 km2) |
| • Land | 1.02 sq mi (2.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,414 ft (431 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,514 |
| • Estimate
(2021)
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1,506 |
| • Density | 1,493.11/sq mi (576.47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
68739
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| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-21275 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394310 |
Hartington is a city in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,514 at the 2020 census.
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History
Hartington was platted in 1883, as a water stop on the railroad. It was named for Lord Hartington, who had then recently paid a visit to the U.S.
Historic buildings
Hartington includes a number of historic buildings. These include three brick structures on the National Register of Historic Places: the Prairie School Hartington City Hall and Auditorium (1921-1923), the Romanesque Revival Cedar County Courthouse (1890-1891), and the Colonial Revival Hartington Hotel (1917).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.94 square miles (2.43 km2), all land.
Hartington is served by Nebraska State Highways 57 and 84.
Climate
On July 17, 1936, Hartington experienced the highest recorded temperature in Nebraska state history at 118 °F (47.8 °C); it shares this record with Minden and Geneva.
| Climate data for Hartington, Nebraska (1991–2020, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
76 (24) |
92 (33) |
102 (39) |
108 (42) |
109 (43) |
118 (48) |
111 (44) |
105 (41) |
97 (36) |
82 (28) |
72 (22) |
118 (48) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 55.4 (13.0) |
59.8 (15.4) |
73.4 (23.0) |
83.3 (28.5) |
88.9 (31.6) |
93.9 (34.4) |
94.9 (34.9) |
93.8 (34.3) |
90.7 (32.6) |
85.7 (29.8) |
70.6 (21.4) |
55.7 (13.2) |
96.9 (36.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 30.3 (−0.9) |
34.8 (1.6) |
47.1 (8.4) |
59.2 (15.1) |
70.4 (21.3) |
80.3 (26.8) |
84.8 (29.3) |
82.4 (28.0) |
76.0 (24.4) |
62.5 (16.9) |
46.8 (8.2) |
33.6 (0.9) |
59.0 (15.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 20.2 (−6.6) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
35.4 (1.9) |
47.1 (8.4) |
59.1 (15.1) |
69.6 (20.9) |
74.0 (23.3) |
71.4 (21.9) |
63.5 (17.5) |
50.1 (10.1) |
35.7 (2.1) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
47.9 (8.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.1 (−12.2) |
13.3 (−10.4) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
35.0 (1.7) |
47.8 (8.8) |
59.0 (15.0) |
63.2 (17.3) |
60.4 (15.8) |
51.0 (10.6) |
37.7 (3.2) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
14.3 (−9.8) |
36.7 (2.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −10.4 (−23.6) |
−6.2 (−21.2) |
4.0 (−15.6) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
33.7 (0.9) |
46.7 (8.2) |
51.2 (10.7) |
49.3 (9.6) |
34.7 (1.5) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
7.0 (−13.9) |
−6.6 (−21.4) |
−14.8 (−26.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) |
−33 (−36) |
−17 (−27) |
1 (−17) |
19 (−7) |
35 (2) |
38 (3) |
35 (2) |
20 (−7) |
5 (−15) |
−17 (−27) |
−33 (−36) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.57 (14) |
0.84 (21) |
1.50 (38) |
3.21 (82) |
4.37 (111) |
4.64 (118) |
3.46 (88) |
3.34 (85) |
3.01 (76) |
2.56 (65) |
1.30 (33) |
0.79 (20) |
29.59 (752) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.1 (21) |
6.7 (17) |
6.2 (16) |
4.0 (10) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
4.6 (12) |
4.8 (12) |
35.3 (90) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 74.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 19.0 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 971 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,413 | 45.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,467 | 3.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,568 | 6.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,688 | 7.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,660 | −1.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,648 | −0.7% | |
| 1970 | 1,581 | −4.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,730 | 9.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,583 | −8.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,640 | 3.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,554 | −5.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,514 | −2.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 1,554 people, 641 households, and 402 families living in the city. The population density was 1,653.2 inhabitants per square mile (638.3/km2). There were 715 housing units at an average density of 760.6 per square mile (293.7/km2). The racial make-up of the city was 99.2% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5%.
Of the 641 households 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.3% were non-families. 34.8% of households were one person and 21.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.08.
The median age was 42.6 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.7% were from 25 to 44; 21.9% were from 45 to 64; and 26.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.
Notable people
- Ralph G. Brooks - 29th Governor of Nebraska
- Dwight W. Burney, 30th Governor of Nebraska
- Willard H. Burney, member of the Nebraska House of Representatives
- Russ Hochstein, American football guard for the Kansas City Chiefs
- James Lee Rankin, United States Solicitor General 1956-61
- Charles Thone, U.S. Representative 1971–79, governor of Nebraska 1979-83
See also
In Spanish: Hartington (Nebraska) para niños
