Editing Hebron, Nebraska

{{short description|City in and county seat of Thayer County, Nebraska, united States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name                     = Hebron, Nebraska
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'''Hebron''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Thayer County, Nebraska]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 }}</ref>  The population was 1,441 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==History==
Hebron was founded about 1869 by a colony of [[Disciples of Christ]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/thayer/hebron/ | title=Hebron, Thayer County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Exploring Nebraska Highways: Trip Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rjRdGsXE_joC&pg=PA217|year=2007|publisher=Exploring America's Highway|isbn=978-0-9744358-7-9|page=217}}</ref> It was named after the ancient city of [[Hebron]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27418 | title=Profile for Hebron, NE | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=23 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115906/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27418 | archive-date=26 August 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 |isbn=0-8032-5060-6 | pages=138}} A [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc 1925 edition] is available for download at [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.]</ref>

The historic [[Hebron United States Post Office]], now on the [[U.S. National Register of Historic Places]], was built in the town in 1937 by architect [[Louis A. Simon]].<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=92000473}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hebron United States Post Office / TY10-008 |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Carol Ahlgren |date=August 1991 |accessdate=May 13, 2019}} With {{NRHP url|id=92000473|photos=y|title=accompanying three photos from 1989 (two with mural)}}</ref>

A tornado in 1953 caused severe damage.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ON6kaw0nXIC&pg=PA81 | title=The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska | publisher=[[University of Nebraska Press]] | author=Boye, Alan | year=2007 | pages=81| isbn=978-0803233782 }}</ref>

In 2021, the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] announced that a large [[well]] site would be constructed in a field near Hebron, a major part of a larger bid to improve water infrastructure for farmers across the state of Nebraska and neighboring [[Kansas]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mannette |first1=Alice |title=USDA funds water improvements in Kansas and Nebraska |url=https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/2021/04/22/usda-funds-water-improvements-kansas-and-nebraska/7333740002/ |access-date=29 April 2021 |agency=The Hutchinson News |date=22 April 2021}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1880= 466
|1890= 1502
|1900= 1511
|1910= 1778
|1920= 1513
|1930= 1804
|1940= 1909
|1950= 2000
|1960= 1920
|1970= 1667
|1980= 1906
|1990= 1765
|2000= 1565
|2010= 1579
|2020= 1441
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1408
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-06-24}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,579 people, 698 households, and 402 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1119.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 791 housing units at an average density of {{convert|561.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 698 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.4% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.77.

The median age in the city was 51.3 years. 18.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 30.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,565 people, 700 households, and 417 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,118.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 761 housing units at an average density of {{convert|543.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.26% of the population.

There were 700 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $39,524. Males had a median income of $30,655 versus $19,009 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,505. About 4.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Hebron, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) 
|single line = Y
|width = auto
| Jan record high F = 78
| Feb record high F = 80
| Mar record high F = 91
| Apr record high F = 100
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 110
| Jul record high F = 113
| Aug record high F = 110
| Sep record high F = 112
| Oct record high F = 100
| Nov record high F = 86
| Dec record high F = 74
| year record high F = 113

|Jan avg record high F = 60.5
|Feb avg record high F = 66.2
|Mar avg record high F = 78.2
|Apr avg record high F = 85.2
|May avg record high F = 91.9
|Jun avg record high F = 96.7
|Jul avg record high F = 99.9
|Aug avg record high F = 98.6
|Sep avg record high F = 94.7
|Oct avg record high F = 87.7
|Nov avg record high F = 74.0
|Dec avg record high F = 62.1
|year avg record high F = 101.5

| Jan high F = 36.6
| Feb high F = 41.3
| Mar high F = 53.4
| Apr high F = 64.1
| May high F = 73.7
| Jun high F = 84.4
| Jul high F = 88.6
| Aug high F = 86.6
| Sep high F = 79.8
| Oct high F = 67.2
| Nov high F = 52.4
| Dec high F = 40.1
| year high F = 64.0
| Jan mean F = 25.5
| Feb mean F = 29.4
| Mar mean F = 40.4
| Apr mean F = 50.9
| May mean F = 61.6
| Jun mean F = 72.6
| Jul mean F = 76.9
| Aug mean F = 74.8
| Sep mean F = 66.6
| Oct mean F = 53.7
| Nov mean F = 39.9
| Dec mean F = 29.2
| year mean F = 51.8
| Jan low F = 14.5
| Feb low F = 17.5
| Mar low F = 27.4
| Apr low F = 37.6
| May low F = 49.6
| Jun low F = 60.8
| Jul low F = 65.3
| Aug low F = 62.9
| Sep low F = 53.3
| Oct low F = 40.1
| Nov low F = 27.3
| Dec low F = 18.2
| year low F = 39.5

|Jan avg record low F = -5.7
|Feb avg record low F = -0.3
|Mar avg record low F = 8.7
|Apr avg record low F = 23.2
|May avg record low F = 35.2
|Jun avg record low F = 48.8
|Jul avg record low F = 54.8
|Aug avg record low F = 52.4
|Sep avg record low F = 38.5
|Oct avg record low F = 22.7
|Nov avg record low F = 10.8
|Dec avg record low F = 0.9
|year avg record low F = -9.5

| Jan record low F = −25
| Feb record low F = −34
| Mar record low F = −18
| Apr record low F = 9
| May record low F = 20
| Jun record low F = 38
| Jul record low F = 44
| Aug record low F = 40
| Sep record low F = 25
| Oct record low F = 9
| Nov record low F = −11
| Dec record low F = −26
| year record low F = −34
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.80
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.82
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.70
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.74
| May precipitation inch = 5.26
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.39
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.57
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.52
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.60
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.33
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.30
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.05
| year precipitation inch = 31.08
| Jan snow inch = 6.6
| Feb snow inch = 6.6
| Mar snow inch = 3.0
| Apr snow inch = 0.7
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.4
| Nov snow inch = 2.0
| Dec snow inch = 3.9
| year snow inch = 23.2
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 4.9
| Feb precipitation days = 4.8
| Mar precipitation days = 7.6
| Apr precipitation days = 9.0
| May precipitation days = 11.6
| Jun precipitation days = 10.0
| Jul precipitation days = 9.6
| Aug precipitation days = 9.2
| Sep precipitation days = 7.1
| Oct precipitation days = 6.7
| Nov precipitation days = 5.1
| Dec precipitation days = 5.1
| year precipitation days = 90.7
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 4.3
| Feb snow days = 4.0
| Mar snow days = 2.0
| Apr snow days = 0.6
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.3
| Nov snow days = 1.7
| Dec snow days = 3.6
| year snow days = 16.5
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web 
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=gid
| title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref name = NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00253735&format=pdf
| title = Station: Hebron, NE
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = January 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Attractions==
The swing in the city park at 5th and Jefferson Streets is claimed to be the world's largest porch swing, long enough to fit 24 adults.<ref>[http://thayercounty.org/Joomla/index.php/thayer-county-tourism "Tourism".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202020206/http://thayercounty.org/Joomla/index.php/thayer-county-tourism |date=2017-02-02 }}  [http://thayercounty.org/Joomla/index.php/home-page Thayer County Economic Development Alliance.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812033205/http://thayercounty.org/Joomla/index.php/home-page |date=2014-08-12 }}  Retrieved 2013-03-05.</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Ken Darby]], composer, lyricist, and conductor
* [[H. H. Kemper]], Saskatchewan politician
* [[Greg Lee (actor)|Greg Lee]], television and stage actor
* [[Elmo Roper]], pollster
* [[Jeffery Kripal]], scholar

==See also==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
* [[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska#Thayer County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Thayer County, Nebraska]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Hebron, Nebraska}}
* {{official website|http://www.hebronnebraska.us}}

{{Thayer County, Nebraska}}
{{Nebraska county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Cities in Thayer County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:County seats in Nebraska]]