Mailing ZIP code: 68376
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About Humboldt
Humboldt is a city in Richardson County, Nebraska. The 2020 census counted 800 residents, down from 877 in 2010 and 941 in 2000. The city covers about 1.34 square miles at an elevation near 1,020 feet. The town is laid out around a public square.
History
The townsite was platted in 1868, though settlers had been in the area since the 1850s. Accounts of the name differ. One credits a town in Tennessee where an early settler was quartered during the Civil War; another credits the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. The first store went up on the square in 1869. O. J. Tinker deeded two acres to the city for the square in 1871, and the town incorporated in 1873. A bandstand was built on the square in 1912 and dedicated to Tinker's memory. Brick streets were laid in 1920. The auditorium was built as a WPA project in 1942 out of concrete and locally quarried limestone. Population peaked at 1,455 in 1930.
The city square
The Humboldt Commercial Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Its buildings date from 1877 to 1947. The Humboldt Fall Festival began in 1921 and the Richardson County Fair in 1924, and both have been held at the square.
Humboldt is a city in Richardson County, Nebraska, platted in 1868 and incorporated in 1873. It takes its name from Humboldt, Tennessee, where an early settler had stayed while serving in the Civil War.
With 800 residents at the 2020 Census, Humboldt preserves its NRHP-listed John Holman House and Commercial Historic District, and counts among its notable natives two U.S. ambassadors, a U.S. Representative, and the man pictured as "Three Ball Charlie" on a Rolling Stones album cover.
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Humboldt Businesses & Places
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Outdoors & Recreation (3)
- Humboldt Lake Park — Campgrounds & RV Parks
- Kirkman's Cove — Campgrounds & RV Parks
- Kirkman's Lakeview Golf Course — Golf Course
Places to Visit (1)
- Quad County Historical & Research Society (Quad County Museum) — History & Heritage Museums
Events & Venues (1)
- Richardson County Fair — County Fair
Health & Emergency (1)
- Humboldt Family Medicine — Medical Clinic
Community & Faith (13)
- Dry Branch Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Faith Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church
- Humboldt Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Humboldt, NE UMC — Methodist Church
- Longbranch Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Lynchburg Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Mount Zion Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Pleasant View Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Prospect Cemetery — Cemeteries
- St. James Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church
- Standerford Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Stutheit Cemetery — Cemeteries
Government & Resources (6)
- Bruun Memorial Library — Libraries
- Humboldt Chamber of Commerce — Chamber of Commerce
- Humboldt City Hall — City Hall
- Humboldt Fire Department — Fire Station
- Humboldt Housing Authority — Housing Authority
- Humboldt Post Office — Post Office
Utilities (3)
- City of Humboldt — Water Utility / District
- Colonial Acres Nursing Home — Water Utility / District
- Richardson County RWD 1 — Water Utility / District
Education (3)
- Htrs Elementary School — Elementary & Middle School
- Htrs High School — High School
- Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer — School District (K-12 / General)
Agriculture & Farm (1)
- Bruna Brothers Implement — Equipment Dealers
Professional Services (1)
- Community Insurance Group — Insurance
Media (1)
- Humboldt Standard — News Paper
Automotive (1)
- Sherman's Station — Auto Repair
Transportation (1)
- Southeast Nebraska Community Action (SENCA) — Public Transportation
Land & Property Services (1)
- TCK Stutheit LLC DBA Stutheit Service — Land Clearing & Brush Removal