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Humboldt

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Humboldt

Total population

775

Median home value

$67,500

13%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$41,786

Humboldt$42k
National$74k

Air quality index

38Good
Elevation312 m
Land area3.46 km²
Weather65°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates40.17°, -95.94°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Flood Watch · Severe
    Flood Watch issued September 30 at 12:46AM CDT until October 1 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Elevation
312 m
Area
3.46 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Humboldt is a city in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 800 at the 2020 census.

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History & geography

History

Humboldt was platted in 1868. It was named after Humboldt, Tennessee, where an early settler had stayed while fighting in the Civil War. In December 1993, Humboldt was the site of a triple murder. The victims were Phillip DeVine, Lisa Lambert, and Brandon Teena, a transgender man. Three Ball Charlie, pictured on the cover of The Rolling Stones' album Exile on Main St., grew up in Humboldt.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
52.8
Median home value
$67,500
Housing units
490
Poverty rate
14.4%
Unemployment
2.2%

Race & ethnicity

White
90.3%
Black
4.5%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
7.4%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
40.1658
Longitude
-95.9443
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
65°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Wednesday
73°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Wednesday Night
64°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday
70°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday Night
51°F
Chance Rain Showers
Friday
67°F
Sunny

Forecast for Humboldt, NE from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

US AQI — Good
38
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
11
Ozone (µg/m³)
62
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,407
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    332
  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    319
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    302
  • Dickcissel
    Spiza americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    293
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    257
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    252
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    244
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    209

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2009-12-17

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

F
F. W. Sweeney
American football coach
D
Don Ingalls
American novelist (1918–2014)
Otto Kotouč
Otto Kotouč
U.S. politician of Czech origin, member of Czech-American community in Nebrasca
Albert M. Day
Albert M. Day

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.26
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,553

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
521
Avg daily Wikipedia views
17
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Humboldt

Annual sale catalog of Scotch short horns
Annual sale catalog of Scotch short horns
Reuben Harshbarger · 1922
Structure of the Tarkio Limestone along the Humboldt Fault zone in southeastern Nebraska
Raymond R. Burchett · 1978
The Humboldt
The Humboldt
Dale Lowell Morgan · 1985
Nebraska and the CCC
Suzanne Sarver Williams · 2008
It
It
Stephen King · 1986
Everything's Eventual. 14 Dark Tales
Everything's Eventual. 14 Dark Tales
Stephen King · 2002
The old iron road
The old iron road
David Haward Bain · 2004
The track of the cat
The track of the cat
Walter Van Tilburg Clark · 1949

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Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET