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Welcome to Harvard ...

The city of Harvard is located in Clay County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Harvard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harvard has a population of 967 people<2> (see below for details).

Harvard is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harvard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Harvard: (402) and (531)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harvard had an population of 967 people. This is a decrease of 4.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harvard had a population of 1,013 people (which is 15.48% of the total population of Clay County). This makes Harvard the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Harvard represents 0.06% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 109th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,013 people, the population of Harvard increased 1.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 998 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Harvard.

Communities Also Named Harvard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Harvard - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harvard.

Communities near Harvard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harvard.

  • Hastings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Aurora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
  • Sutton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Doniphan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <5>
  • Clay Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Edgar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Giltner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
    • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <5>
  • Glenvil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harvard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harvard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harvard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harvard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harvard. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Harvard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harvard ...

Looking for more information about Harvard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harvard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harvard.

Adding Harvard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harvard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harvard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Harvard post office opened in 1871.

We also found Harvard on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvard.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harvard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Harvard.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harvard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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