Harvard, Nebraska

About Harvard

Harvard is a tiny community in southern Nebraska with an estimated population of 942.

Harvard holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.65 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,449 residents per square mile.

📰 Harvard News Today

• Former Harvard, Nebraska police chief booked WOWT · Jul 29
• Wilcox-Hildreth Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Harvard MaxPreps · Sep 29
• Pilot emergency lands in Harvard Waterfowl Production Area KSNB · Aug 3
• Pilot makes emergency aircraft landing in Harvard Waterfowl Production Area Central Nebraska Today · Aug 3
• Former Central Nebraska Police Chief charged with led conduct, unlawful gun possession KHGI · Jul 31

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What Makes Harvard Unique

• Positioned in southern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Nebraska — one of 593 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Harvard

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Harvard

• Harvard City Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Harvard

• HARVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• HARVARD HIGH SCHOOL
• HARVARD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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