Editing Hastings, Nebraska (section)

===21st century===
Today, Heartwell Park and Central Hastings, two of the oldest neighborhoods, are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=spilinek>{{cite book|title=Hastings: Then & Now|isbn=978-0-7385-6121-9|first=Elizabeth H|last=Spilinek|publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|year=2009}}</ref>{{Rp|10}} The Hastings Symphony Orchestra performs in the [[Chautauqua Pavilion (Hastings, Nebraska)|Chautauqua Pavilion]], built in 1907 and on the National Register of Historic Places, while the Hastings Community Theatre performs in the auditorium of the former Spencer Park School, built during the housing shortage of the 1940s. The city has adapted several of its historic buildings to new uses. [[Central Community College (Nebraska)|Central Community College]] is housed in buildings of the former Naval Ammunition Depot. St. Michael's Elementary School (formerly the Lincoln Elementary School building), built in 1912, is now the police headquarters. The [[Clarke Hotel]], built in 1914 and also on the National Register of Historic Places, is now the Kensington, a home for senior citizens.<ref name=spilinek />{{Rp|10}} Spencer Park, an 840-unit "village" built to house workers in the 1940s, is now Good Samaritan Retirement Village.<ref name=villageprofile/>

In 2000, there were 200 African Americans living in Adams County, with almost all living in Hastings. According to the [[U.S. Census]], in 2022 African Americans comprise .6% of the city's population.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/hastingscitynebraska#qf-headnote-a "QuickFacts Hastings city, Nebraska"], US Census. Retrieved December 28, 2022.</ref>

On June 24, 2007, Hastings won Yahoo's Greenest City in America competition.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dawn Kawamoto|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9734074-7.html|title=Yahoo names greenest city in America|work=CNET news blog|date=June 25, 2007|access-date=4 April 2010}}</ref>