Edgar, Nebraska
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Edgar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68935. The Survey maps it on the Edgar quadrangle. 428 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,722 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresEdgar fell from 498 to 428 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 498 | |
| 2020 | 428 | -70 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1898 USGS Hebron quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Edgar quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fairbury quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Edgar between 2000 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District | SMITH SOUTHEAST |
| 21 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
59 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edgar in 59 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Edgar | $4,000,000 | This EF2 tornado touched down during the early evening hours just west of Edgar and was on the ground between 5 and 10 minutes before lifting just southeast of Edgar. The maximum speed was estimated at 115 MPH with a maximum width of 250 yards. Damage along the path included snapped power poles, overturned irrigation pivots, grain bin and outbuilding damage. In Edgar itself, a large metal building was destroyed, other buildings suffered minor damage and the grain elevator was damaged. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Edgar | $3,000,000 | Hail in Edgar was mainly less than two inches in diameter, but the largest stones were near the size of baseballs. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Edgar | $1,500,000 | Hail up to the size of tennis balls was reported in Edgar. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F3) | Edgar | $1,250,000 | Tornado exited Clay county and entered Fillmore county. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $1,000,000 | A grain bin was blown onto train tracks and was hit by a train. A railroad employee reported that machinery from Grand Island was brought in to remove the bin from the tracks. This apparently took rather large machinery to perform this task. The tracks were finally cleared by 430 am CDT on August 2nd. Golfball size hail also occurred. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Edgar | $1,000,000 | Also, a grain bin was blown onto train tracks and was hit by a train. A railroad employee reported that machinery from Grand Island was brought in to remove the bin from the tracks. This apparently took rather large machinery to perform this task. The tracks were finally cleared by 430 am CDT on August 2nd. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $1,000,000 | A very large and healthy tree snapped at the base and fell onto the roof of a home. The base of the trunk was conservatively estimated at 2 feet in diameter. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $250,000 | A wind gust of 69 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile north-northwest of Edgar. An NeRAIN comment noted that there was crop damage in the area. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Edgar | $250,000 | An NeRAIN observer reported hail up to ping pong ball size. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Edgar | $100,000 | Hail up to golf ball size caused vehicle and crop damage in the area. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Edgar | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $75,000 | Tree damage was reported in Edgar from wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Edgar | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $50,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 75 MPH, with tree limbs downed in town. The local fire chief reported to a radio station that a lean-to building just south of town had been destroyed. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $5,000 | Some tree branches were downed in Edgar, with power outages also reported. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated near 60 MPH caused some minor tree damage in town. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Edgar | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $3,000 | A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north of Edgar. Emergency management reported tree damage in Edgar, with a few limbs downed that were up to eight inches in diameter. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles north-northwest of Edgar and a gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile north-northwest of Edgar. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | A wind gust of 70 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles west of Edgar. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located 2 miles east of Edgar. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | A wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles west of Edgar. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | A wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles north of Edgar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | Tree limbs were downed in Edgar, the largest was 1 foot in diameter. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | A wind gust of 66 MPH was recorded by a mesonet station located 3 miles east-northeast of Edgar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | A 67 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 3 miles west of Edgar. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Edgar | - | Nickel size hail occurred on the east side of Edgar. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Edgar | - | A 12 hour total of 3.80 inches fell through 7 am CDT. This report was from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network (NERAIN). |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | A large tree blown over and a number of tree limbs knocked down around town. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Edgar | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ong | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Fairfield | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Deweese | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Clay Center | 11.2 miles | 12 | |
| Verona | 12.5 miles | 15 | |
| Anan | 13.0 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Ranch (historical) | 14.1 miles | 11 | |
| Saronville | 15.9 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Edgar | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q952913 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 829025. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





