Harvardaaf-1945, 1945
Harvard Township’s story
155 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1945.
- 1871Harvard Township is settled
Harvard TownshipNE
A town of 1,097, settled in 1871.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
1,097
2025 Census estimate · +0.7% since 2020
Median home value
$107K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
36.0
years
Jobs based here
145
A commuter town
Is Harvard Township a good place to live?
Harvard Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for civic life; its weakest is a D− for schools. On cost of living, just 6 of Nebraska’s 133 towns do better. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities, with hail at the top. Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Harvard Township. The biggest park or preserve is Harvard Waterfowl Production Area, at 610 acres. Harvard Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,097 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Eldorado TownshipLeicester TownshipLynn TownshipHarvard Township
How Harvard Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Harvard Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $107K, 1.5 years of the Hastings area’s $70K median household incomeA+Open →SchoolsD−Open →Hazard riskhail tops the listDOpen →Jobs & income$64K median household incomeCOpen →HealthMemorial Hospital 15.3 miles awayBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.7 of 20; 3.2% of households have no car; 6.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3% conserved landCOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life4.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Harvard Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harvard Township, and how to reach them.
PowerSouth Central Public Pwr Dist9.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Harvard water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Harvard Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereClay County ClerkClay County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code6894468944 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Harvard Township.
SchoolsD−
On state tests, Harvard Township’s schools trail 97% of Nebraska districts
Its public schools are run by the Harvard Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
3%of NE districts it outscoresD−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 91 | C− |
| Harvard High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 50 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Hail leads a very high hazard risk in Harvard Township
Only 4 of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Harvard Township.
80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailStrong windDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Harvard Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Harvard Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Harvard Township fell to 145 in 2023, 94 fewer than in 2013. At 22 minutes, Harvard Township’s average trip to work is where Nebraska’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
7%work in town
| Harvard Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 34% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Harvard Township7%
Sutton22%
Hastings16%
Grand Island9%
Harvard7%
16 mi
median commute distance
145
jobs based in Harvard Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Harvard Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Harvard Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 15° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
19″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–38°
Spring39–63°
Summer62–85°
Fall40–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Residents of Harvard Township are healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Harvard Township beats the Nebraska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of Harvard Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both Nebraska’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (23%). 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Harvard Township.
64%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Harvard Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
32 measures vs. Nebraska
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Harvard Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
Memorial Hospital
15.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.9%conserved
2.9%
conserved · 647 of 22,667 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harvard Waterfowl Production Area | — | 610 |
| 2. Harvard City Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Harvard Township
17pages on Harvard Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Harvard Township
About 3 of every 100 Harvard Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Harvard Township for work
Where Harvard Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
145jobs based in Harvard Township
7%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Harvard Township
City in Nebraska, United States
Harvard is a city in Clay County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Harvard had a population of 951. It is part of the Hastings micropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,801 ft
- ZIP code
- 68944
- Area code
- 402
Questions about Harvard Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harvard Township, NE expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.