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Hershey, Nebraska

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The village of Hershey is located in Lincoln County.

Hershey is 880 feet [268.22 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Both California and Pennsylvania have communities that are also named Hershey.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Hershey had a population of 572 people ^<2> (or 1.65% of the total population of Lincoln County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Hershey had a population of 699 people. This is an increase of 22.2% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Hershey.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	699	+22.2%	+0.14% since 2007
2007	698	+22.03%	-0.71% since 2006
2006	703	+22.9%	+1.74% since 2005
2005	691	+20.8%
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2000	572	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Dickens	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
Elsie	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	128	7.91% decrease
Grainton	SW	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
Maxwell	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	319	1.27% increase
North Platte	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	24,107	0.96% increase
Paxton	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	512	16.61% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Hershey.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Nebraska ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hershey - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hershey. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Hershey and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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