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EdgarNE

A town of 501.

Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
501
residents
Median home value
$95K
Census ACS
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
39.6
years
Jobs based here
56
A commuter town
Small town

501 people, and everyone knows the way

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64°
Fog/Mist
H 71° · L 62°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Edgar

Most working residents leave Edgar for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Clay Center (20%), Hastings (19%) and Inland (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Edgar1%
Clay Center20%
Hastings19%
Inland6%
Omaha4%
26 mi
median commute distance
56
jobs based in Edgar
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.

77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77High riskLowerHigher
HailStrong windDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Edgar has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–39°
Spring39–63°
Summer63–86°
Fall40–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Edgar is

Edgar beats the Nebraska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outEdgarNE
More adults with COPD8.1%6.1%
More smokers17%13.2%
More adults who have had a stroke3.9%3.1%
Fillmore County Hospital
23 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Edgar for work

Where Edgar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Clay Center Clay Center 20% 19% → Hastings Hastings 19% 6% → Inland Inland 6% 4% → Omaha Omaha 4% 3% → Kearney Kearney 3% 3% → Grand Island Grand Island 3% Edgar · 1% stay
56jobs based in Edgar
1%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Edgar, Nebraska C Street 01 Hair Dimensions
2010 · Edgar, Nebraska C Street 01 Hair Dimensions · Wikimedia Commons
Edgar’s story

Edgar in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Identified! Julius S Whitten, b. Edgar, Nebraska 1888NEMap-doton-EdgarEdgar, Nebraska C Street 02 Hair Dimensions
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About Edgar

City in Nebraska, United States

Edgar is a city in Clay County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Edgar had a population of 428. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
428
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
1,722 ft
ZIP code
68935
Area code
402

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