Hastings, Nebraska

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The 2000 Census showed that Hastings had a population of 24,064 people^<1>. This represents 1.4% of the total population of Nebraska, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
4	Grand Island	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	45,801	6.66% increase
5	Kearney	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	30,417	10.89% increase
6	Fremont	NE	115 mi [185.1 km]	25,224	0.2% increase
-7-	Hastings			25,394	5.53% increase
8	North Platte	W	129 mi [207.6 km]	24,107	0.96% increase
9	Norfolk	NE	111 mi [178.6 km]	22,940	2.45% decrease
10	Columbus	NE	79 mi [127.1 km]	21,595	2.98% increase

Hastings had 10,333 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Hastings has an area^<4> of 9.83 square miles [25.45 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Hastings had a 2000 population density of 2,448 people per square mile [945 people/km²], making it the state's 23rd most densely populated area.

Adams County

The city of Hastings is located in Adams County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 31,150 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 24,064 people, Hastings contained 77.3% of the Adams County total.

In addition, where the community of Hastings has a population density of 2,448 people per square mile [945 people/km²], Adams County averages 55.3 people per square mile [21.35 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Adams County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Hastings and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Hastings. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Hastings.

A Census Quickfact is available for Adams County (QF-31001).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Adams County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Buffalo	QF-31019	NW	45,354	7.11% increase
	Clay	QF-31035	E	6,270	10.75% decrease
	Franklin	QF-31061	SW	3,103	12.54% decrease
	Hall	QF-31079	N	56,401	5.44% increase
	Hamilton	QF-31081	NE	9,300	0.85% decrease
	Kearney	QF-31099	W	6,479	5.91% decrease
	Nuckolls	QF-31129	SE	4,467	11.16% decrease
	Webster	QF-31181	S	3,508	13.45% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Hastings:

Hastings is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Hastings.

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Hastings. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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