Hartington, Nebraska

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Population in July 2007: 1,494. Population change since 2000: -7.3%

Males: 733	(49.1%)
Females: 761	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68739.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,711 (it was $33,365 in 2000)

Hartington:	$44,711
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,817 (it was $60,100 in 2000)

Hartington:	$89,817
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $100,651; Detached houses: $102,514; In 2-unit structures: $64,615; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $342,866; Mobile homes: $27,000

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Races in Hartington:

White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Hartington: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (63.4%), Irish (10.1%), Norwegian (6.1%), Danish (5.0%), English (4.6%), Swedish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/9/1884

Elevation: 1380 feet

Land area: 0.90 square miles.

Population density: 1659 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hartington

High school or higher: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 2.0%
Mean travel time to work: 12.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartington city

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 61.1%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 14.1%
Divorced: 4.5%

6 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hartington:	1.7% ($1,012)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (60.3 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (127.4 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (660.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fordyce, NE (8.6 miles) , Coleridge, NE (9.0 miles ), Wynot, NE (10.5 miles) , St. Helena, NE (13.2 miles) , Belden, NE (15.0 miles) , Obert, NE (16.9 miles) , Crofton, NE (17.8 miles ), Laurel, NE (17.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $102,000
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $115,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $126,400
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $179,200
2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $111,700
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $125,600
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $201,300
2005: 1 building, cost: $185,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $195,000
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $156,000

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Latitude: 42.62 N, Longitude: 97.26 W

Area code: 402

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Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-1.4%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Machinery (11%)
Utilities (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Food (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (15%)
Social assistance (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Child care workers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Hartington-area historical tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/23/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Hartington city center killed one person and caused $4 million in damages.

On 7/28/1986, a category 4 tornado 20.6 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Russ Hochstein - 2005 NFL player (New England Patriots, born: Oct 7, 1977).

Hospitals/medical centers near Hartington:

AVERA SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; YANKTON, SD)
LEWIS AND CLARK SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; YANKTON, SD)
SOUTH DAKOTA HUMAN SERVICES CENTER (about 24 miles; YANKTON, SD)

Political contributions by individuals in Hartington, NE

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hartington:

CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 22 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID: YKN)
KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 46 miles; NORFOLK, NE; ID: OFK)
SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 63 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hartington:

HARTINGTON MUNI (about 2 miles; HARTINGTON, NE; ID: 0B4)
HAROLD DAVIDSON FIELD (about 25 miles; VERMILLION, SD; ID: VMR)
BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 29 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; ID: 84Y)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hartington:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 26 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 119 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 119 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)

Public high school in Hartington:

Hartington High School (Students: 172; Location: 501 South Broadway P. O. Box 75; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Private high school in Hartington:

CEDAR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 401 SOUTH BROADWAY; Grades: 7 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Hartington:

Hartington Elementary School (Students: 152; Location: 501 South Broadway P. O. Box 75; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

Private elementary/middle school in Hartington:

HOLY TRINITY ELEMENTARY (Students: 196; Location: 502 S BROADWAY; Grades: KG - 6)

Library in Hartington:

HARTINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $84,088; Location: 106 SOUTH BROADWAY; 16,673 books; 153 audio materials; 703 video materials; 57 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Hartington: Camper Court (A), Hartington Elevator (B), Hartington Golf Club (C), Cedar County Courthouse (D), Cedar County Historical Museum (E), Cedar County Sheriffs Office (F), Hartington Police Department (G), Hartington Public Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hartington include: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (A), Trinity Lutheran Church (B), First Congregational Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Hartington include: Cedar County Historical Marker (1), Felber Park (2), Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Hartington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Motel Hillcrest (403 South Robinson Avenue).

Courts: Cedar County - Hartington- Clerk of District Court (Po Box 796), Clerk Of District Court (101 South Broadway), Cedar County - County Court- Hartington- Judge (Po Box 695).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hartington and their reported violations in the past:

CEDAR-KNOX RWD (Population served: 2000, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-01-2005 and APR-05-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-05-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-10-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-05-2005)

HARTINGTON, CITY OF (Population served: 1640, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-17-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-17-2001), St Public Notif received (DEC-26-2001)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.1%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.2%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hartington, NE

51 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Hartington compared to Nebraska state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Hartington (2007 data):

Bank of Hartington: Bank Of Hartington at 229 North Broadway, branch established on 1917-01-01; 304 North Broadway Branch at 304 North Broadway, branch established on 1992-01-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41.6 mil, Deposits: $36.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Cedar Bancorp
Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Bloomfield, Nebraska: Hartington Branch at 205 South Robinson Avenue, branch established on 1892-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $91.2 mil, Deposits: $81.4 mil, headquarters in Bloomfield, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Lauritzen Investments, Inc.
Cedar Security Bank: Hartington Branch at 415 South Robinson Street, branch established on 1996-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $23.4 mil, Deposits: $18.6 mil, headquarters in Fordyce, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Cedar Financial Holding, Inc.
First National Bank Northeast: Hartington Branch at 308 N Broadway, branch established on 2003-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $175.5 mil, Deposits: $132.4 mil, headquarters in Lyons, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Farm And Home Insurance Agency, Inc.
Security National Bank: Hartington Branch at 102 North Broadway, branch established on 2002-09-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $131.8 mil, Deposits: $112.3 mil, headquarters in Laurel, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First Laurel Security Co.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Cedar County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Health	0	$0		13	$1,480
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,207	$26,484	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,207	$26,484	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,818	$33,816	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$2,214	$26,568	1	$530
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$253
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$2,275
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,891	$29,346	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$2,535
Streets and Highways	1	$3,806	$45,672	0	$0
Totals for Government	7	$18,144	$31,104	24	$7,073

Hartington government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $154,000
Solid Waste Management: $150,000

Parks & Recreation: $34,000
Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $156,000
Solid Waste Management: $124,000

Regular Highways: $96,000

Central Staff Services: $90,000

Financial Administration: $70,000

Water Utilities: $69,000

Sewerage: $66,000

Police Protection: $45,000

Fire Protection: $30,000

Welfare - Other: $24,000

General Public Buildings: $14,000

General - Other: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $44,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $691,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $667,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $24,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $320,000
Interest Earnings: $14,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $301,000
Regular Highways: $91,000

Parks & Recreation: $28,000

Central Staff: $19,000

Financial Administration: $14,000

Police Protection: $3,000

General Public Building: $3,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $711,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $79,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $126,000
General Support: $60,000

All Other: $46,000
Tax - Property: $221,000
NEC: $176,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $272,000

3.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,538 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.49%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Madison County, NE	0.38% ($79,692 average AGI)
from Yankton County, SD	0.38% ($24,154)
from Wayne County, NE	0.32% ($29,091)

6.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,798 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Yankton County, SD	0.71% ($30,400 average AGI)
to Madison County, NE	0.65% ($44,696)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.63% ($27,909)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hartington:

WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KTCH (1590 AM; 3 kW; WAYNE, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KYNT (1450 AM; 1 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORP.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hartington:

WNAX-FM (104.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KKYA (93.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPN.)
KXNE-FM (89.3 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)

TV broadcast stations around Hartington:

KXNE-TV (Channel 19; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
K31DP (Channel 31; YANKTON, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Hartington fatal accident list:
Dec 21, 1986 12:00 AM, Broadway, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7

5.23 Km N 4.02 Km E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77 m, Overall height: 77 m, , Licensee ID: L00003457
Registrant: Nebraska, State Of, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759, Phone: (402) 479-4344
1.5 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 3.2 m, Overall height: 68 m
Registrant: Hochstein, Gayle T, 101 N Capital, Hartington, NE 68739, Phone: (402) 254-6622
David W Webb, 3/4 Mi N Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00003451
Registrant: Nebraska Public Power District, 907 West 25th Street, York, NE 68467-0608, Phone: (402) 362-6681
James E McDonald, 5 Mi W .25 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 89 m, Overall height: 89 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
PETER M CONNOLLY, E 1/4 Of The Sw 1/4 Of Section 13, Township 31 N, Range 1 E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, St. 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
Kevin W Garvin, Prc 9 Sec 25 Cedar County N City Limits, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 98.1 m
Registrant: Cedar County Emergency Management, 101 S Broadway Ave North Annex, Hartington, NE 68739-0415, Phone: (402) 254-6884, Email:
LORI DAWSON, 88636 573rd Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Hartington, NE)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 26 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

HARTINGTON, E 1/4 Of The Sw 1/4 Of Section 13, Township 31 N, Range 1 E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: WQJG568
Assigned Frequencies : 6545.62 MHz
Grant Date: 09/02/2008, Expiration Date: 09/02/2018, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

On Highway #15, 2 Miles North Of Hartington, Call Sign: KWT932
Assigned Frequencies : 152.810 MHz
Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/05/1999
Registrant: Hartington Telephone Company, Hartington, NE 68731

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Hartington)

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