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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Coordinates: 42°37′16″N 97°15′50″W / 42.62111°N 97.26389°WCoordinates: 42°37′16″N 97°15′50″W / 42.62111°N 97.26389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Cedar |
Area | |
• Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
• Land | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,404 ft (428 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,554 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,523 |
• Density | 1,700/sq mi (640/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 68739 |
Area code(s) | 402 |
FIPS code | 31-21275 |
GNIS feature ID | 0829832 |
Hartington is a city in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,554 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cedar County.
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.
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).
Hartington is located at 42°37′16″N 97°15′50″W / 42.62111°N 97.26389°W (42.621027, -97.263953). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.94 square miles (2.43 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,554 people, 641 households, and 402 families residing 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 makeup 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 population.