Harvard, Nebraska

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Harvard is a city in Clay County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 998.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous Harvardites
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Harvard is located at 40°37′13″N, 98°5′48″W (40.620276, -98.096554)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 998 people, 385 households, and 259 families residing in the city. The population density was 602.1/km² (1,558.9/mi²). There were 450 housing units at an average density of 271.5/km² (702.9/mi²). 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.

[edit] Famous Harvardites

Harvard has been the home of several famous individuals including: Billy Southworth, a former major league baseball player/manager and also Paul Revere of Paul Revere and the Raiders.