Harrisburg, Nebraska

Harrisburg, and all of Banner County, were originally part of Cheyenne County and began with a homestead in 1884. A settlement, at first called Randall and then Centropolis, developed around this and neighboring homesteads. In November, 1888, Cheyenne County subdivided into five counties, and the settlement was included in the territory which became Banner County. Its county seat was originally located at Ashford, a few miles northeast. However, in 1889 Charles Schooley, a settler, donated part of his land for the development of a formal town.{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/banner/harrisburg/ | title=Harrisburg, Banner County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=29 July 2014}} A migrant being from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania caused the name to be selected.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC&pg=PA18 | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 | pages=18| isbn=0803250606 }}

Because of its central location, Harrisburg became the home base for stagecoach and mail carrier lines in the county, and the county government moved its operations from Ashford in mid-1891. By 1892, Harrisburg had two hotels, two livery stables, a brickwork, a cheese factory, two banks and three newspapers. It was the principal community for the county, which was almost entirely devoted to wheat farming and cattle ranching. In 1951, oil (which had first been discovered in 1919) became the county's third commodity.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}

Harrisburg's fortunes rose and fell with the county's. The lack of a railroad line for shipping eventually drew the larger farm and ranch houses to the north, while the 1960s routing of Interstate Highway 80 through Kimball brought the removal of other businesses to the south. Other small hamlets in Banner County collapsed as people moved either north or south, or consolidated their activities around Harrisburg. This movement has allowed Harrisburg to flourish into the 21st century, despite its low resident population.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

{{US Census population

|2020= 99

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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Harrisburg is part of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Harrisburg is also the locus of a census designated place (CDP) of the same name, established in 19__ by the United States Census Bureau. The Census Bureau has, since then, not tracked relevant data for the town alone, but only for the entirety of the population within the CDP boundaries. Pending establishment of a separate article about the CDP, this data is summarized below.

As of the census of 2000, there were 75 people, 31 households, and 23 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 14.0 people per square mile (5.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 33 housing units at an average density of 6.2/sq mi (2.4/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.67% White, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67% of the population.

There were 31 households, out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 14.7% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,083, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $11,563 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,992. There were no families and 2.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Harrisburg has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Harrisburg was {{convert|105|F|C|1}} on July 16, 2006, June 24, 2012, and June 27, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-44|F|C|1}} on December 22, 1989.

{{Weather box

|location = Harrisburg, Nebraska, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 74

|Feb record high F = 78

|Mar record high F = 83

|Apr record high F = 89

|May record high F = 97

|Jun record high F = 105

|Jul record high F = 105

|Aug record high F = 103

|Sep record high F = 101

|Oct record high F = 90

|Nov record high F = 81

|Dec record high F = 76

|Jan avg record high F = 61.5

|Feb avg record high F = 65.0

|Mar avg record high F = 74.8

|Apr avg record high F = 80.8

|May avg record high F = 89.3

|Jun avg record high F = 95.8

|Jul avg record high F = 99.6

|Aug avg record high F = 97.7

|Sep avg record high F = 94.1

|Oct avg record high F = 85.0

|Nov avg record high F = 73.2

|Dec avg record high F = 63.2

|year avg record high F = 100.7

|Jan high F = 41.2

|Feb high F = 43.2

|Mar high F = 52.5

|Apr high F = 59.5

|May high F = 68.7

|Jun high F = 80.8

|Jul high F = 88.4

|Aug high F = 86.9

|Sep high F = 78.0

|Oct high F = 63.3

|Nov high F = 51.1

|Dec high F = 41.3

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 27.5

|Feb mean F = 29.1

|Mar mean F = 37.4

|Apr mean F = 44.2

|May mean F = 54.0

|Jun mean F = 64.6

|Jul mean F = 71.8

|Aug mean F = 69.8

|Sep mean F = 60.3

|Oct mean F = 46.7

|Nov mean F = 35.7

|Dec mean F = 27.3

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 13.9

|Feb low F = 14.9

|Mar low F = 22.2

|Apr low F = 29.0

|May low F = 39.2

|Jun low F = 48.4

|Jul low F = 55.2

|Aug low F = 52.7

|Sep low F = 42.6

|Oct low F = 30.0

|Nov low F = 20.4

|Dec low F = 13.4

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -12.7

|Feb avg record low F = -7.5

|Mar avg record low F = 3.5

|Apr avg record low F = 12.3

|May avg record low F = 22.6

|Jun avg record low F = 34.5

|Jul avg record low F = 43.5

|Aug avg record low F = 40.6

|Sep avg record low F = 27.3

|Oct avg record low F = 10.8

|Nov avg record low F = -2.8

|Dec avg record low F = -11.2

|year avg record low F = -19.8

|Jan record low F = -35

|Feb record low F = -31

|Mar record low F = -23

|Apr record low F = -16

|May record low F = 12

|Jun record low F = 26

|Jul record low F = 35

|Aug record low F = 32

|Sep record low F = 13

|Oct record low F = -10

|Nov record low F = -23

|Dec record low F = -44

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.31

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.52

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.02

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.80

|May precipitation inch = 2.71

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.41

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.89

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.81

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.45

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.45

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.66

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.49

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 4.1

|Feb precipitation days = 5.3

|Mar precipitation days = 5.6

|Apr precipitation days = 8.7

|May precipitation days = 10.4

|Jun precipitation days = 9.2

|Jul precipitation days = 7.4

|Aug precipitation days = 6.6

|Sep precipitation days = 5.7

|Oct precipitation days = 6.4

|Nov precipitation days = 4.2

|Dec precipitation days = 4.6

|Jan snow inch = 5.5

|Feb snow inch = 8.2

|Mar snow inch = 7.1

|Apr snow inch = 6.0

|May snow inch = 1.6

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.6

|Oct snow inch = 4.2

|Nov snow inch = 5.0

|Dec snow inch = 8.4

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 3.8

|Feb snow days = 5.5

|Mar snow days = 3.8

|Apr snow days = 2.4

|May snow days = 0.7

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.2

|Oct snow days = 1.4

|Nov snow days = 2.9

|Dec snow days = 4.5

|Jan snow depth inch = 4.7

|Feb snow depth inch = 4.6

|Mar snow depth inch = 4.3

|Apr snow depth inch = 3.4

|May snow depth inch = 1.3

|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0

|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0

|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0

|Sep snow depth inch = 0.3

|Oct snow depth inch = 2.8

|Nov snow depth inch = 3.8

|Dec snow depth inch = 5.8

|year snow depth inch = 9.5

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00253605&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Harrisburg 12WNW, NE

|access-date = December 2, 2023

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=cys

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Cheyenne

|access-date = December 2, 2023

}}

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