Harvard, Nebraska

Harvard, Nebraska
City
Downtown Harvard: east side of Clay Avenue
Location of Harvard, Nebraska
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Clay
Government
• Mayor	Marvin Polacek
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,801 ft (549 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	998
• Density	1,558.9/sq mi (601.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	68944
Area code	402
FIPS code	31-21345Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0829840Template:GR

Harvard is a city in Clay County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 998. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Harvard is located at 40°37′13″N 98°5′48″W (40.620276, -98.096554)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 998 people, 385 households, and 259 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,558.9 people per square mile (602.1/km²). There were 450 housing units at an average density of 702.9/sq mi (271.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.19% White, 0.10% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 3.21% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.32% of the population.

There were 385 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,350, and the median income for a family was $32,031. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $17,159 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,077. About 12.5% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Milan D. Bish, Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, and St. Vincent, as well as Special Representative to St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1981 to 1984.
• Jay Keasling, bioengineering pioneer
• Paul Revere, born Paul Revere Dick, organist and leader of the rock group Paul Revere & the Raiders
• Billy Southworth, a Hall of Fame baseball manager of two World Series champions

External links

• City website