Hemingford
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| Location in Nebraska | |||
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| Foundation : | 1886 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Nebraska | ||
| County : | Box Butte County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 19 ′ N , 103 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 803 (as of 2010 ) | ||
| FIPS : | 31-22045 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 829925 | ||
Hemingford is a village ( Village ) in Box Butte County , Nebraska . In 2010 the village had 803 inhabitants.
history
Hemingford was founded as a village in 1886. The founder came from the Canadian community of Hemmingford and gave the village the name "Hemingford".
On September 24, 2002, a TV mast collapsed during a renovation. The accident cost the lives of two workers and three other people were injured. The workers failed to stabilize the mast while replacing the original components with stronger ones.
population
In 2010 Hemingford had 803 residents. These included 96.1 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 1.2 percent Native American, 0.1 from other races and 2.1 percent from two or more races. 4.6 percent of the population said they were Hispanics or Latinos. Hemingford's minimum age was 42.2 years. 48.4 percent were male and 51.6 percent female.
In popular culture
Stephen King adapted the name "Hemingford" for the fictional city "Hemingford Home, Nebraska", which appears in several of his works.
