Hazard, Nebraska facts for kids
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Hazard, Nebraska
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Village
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"Downtown" Hazard: Market Street, May 2010
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Location of Hazard, Nebraska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Sherman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,123 ft (647 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 57 |
| • Density | 224.41/sq mi (86.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
68844
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| Area code(s) | 308 |
| FIPS code | 31-21765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2398478 |
Hazard is a village in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 70 at the 2010 census.
History
Hazard was established in 1886 when the Grand Island & Wyoming Central Railroad was extended to that point.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all land.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 167 | — | |
| 1930 | 148 | −11.4% | |
| 1940 | 142 | −4.1% | |
| 1950 | 130 | −8.5% | |
| 1960 | 104 | −20.0% | |
| 1970 | 72 | −30.8% | |
| 1980 | 75 | 4.2% | |
| 1990 | 78 | 4.0% | |
| 2000 | 66 | −15.4% | |
| 2010 | 70 | 6.1% | |
| 2020 | 57 | −18.6% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 70 people, 34 households, and 17 families residing in the village. The population density was 269.2 inhabitants per square mile (103.9/km2). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 157.7 per square mile (60.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.6% White and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population.
There were 34 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 50.0% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.94.
The median age in the village was 39.3 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 17.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
Popular culture
Hazard was the setting of the Richard Marx song "Hazard". Marx arrived at the name because he liked the lyric "this old Nebraska town." He wrote to Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, asking for a list of Nebraska towns with two syllables and found Hazard ideal for its double meaning (The lyrics refer to a river, which the real Hazard does not possess; however, there is a muddy creek).
Although the song did not cast the town in a positive light, the residents invited Marx to be Grand Marshal at Sherman County's Fourth of July parade in 1993, an invite that the singer accepted.
See also
In Spanish: Hazard (Nebraska) para niños
