Haigler, Nebraska
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Haigler precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69030. It stands on North Fork Republican River. The Survey maps it on the Haigler quadrangle. 145 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,278 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresHaigler fell from 158 to 145 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 | 158 | |
| 2020 | 145 | -13 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Haigler quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Benkelman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Haigler between 1997 and 2020, burning about 6,017 acres in total. None 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 | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 June 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 June 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 April 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 5 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 31 March 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,000 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Cheyenne County | 21517 |
Storms near this place
60 of 76 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haigler in 76 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 54 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Hail | Haigler | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated between 60 and 65 mph blew down trees and antennas. Outbuildings and mobile homes were flipped over. One garage and the vehicle inside were damaged. Shingles were lost from some roofs. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated between 60 and 65 mph blew down trees and antennas. Outbuildings and mobile homes were flipped over. One garage and the vehicle inside were damaged. Shingles were lost from some roofs. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | $15,000 | Newspaper reported a semi-trailer was overturned near Haigler sometime during the evening. Time of this event is approximate based on reviewing Doppler radar archives. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | $2,000 | Multiple tree limbs up to eight inches in diameter broken. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | Site Brunswig shop on WeatherLink reported the 67 mph wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Haigler | - | Golfball size hail report from Haigler was from MPing. A trained spotter in town also reported quarter to half dollar size hail. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Haigler | - | Law enforcement estimated 1 inch hail and 45-50 MPH winds in Haigler. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Haigler | - | Hail between the size of dimes and nickels ongoing. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Haigler | - | Storm chaser measured a 2.3 inch hailstone via a caliper on Highway 34. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Haigler | - | Half dollar to ping pong ball sized hail reported at the location. Hail fell for a duration of 10 minutes. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | Spotter estimated 50-60 mph winds with a thunderstorm. The winds also developed a plume of dust that brought visibility down to one quarter mile. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Haigler | - | MPing report of 1.25 inch hail. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | The Weatherlink site at Brunswig Shop reported a 93 MPH gust. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Haigler | - | Trained spotter estimated hail up to the size of quarters fell over a duration of 5 minutes. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Haigler | - | Hail varied from dime to nickel in size. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Haigler | - | Hail ranging from one inch to an inch and a half reported at location. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Haigler | - | One and a half inch hail reported at location via mPing. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Haigler | - | Trained spotter reported quarter to half-dollar sized hail. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | Citizen observed an estimated wind gust of 60 mph in the core of a thundestorm. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | Large tree branches up to 3 inches in diameter down. Time estimated from radar. Report received via social media. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | Estimated start time of the report based on radar data. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | Numerous tree branches were reported down in the town of Haigler. Just south and east of Haigler, hail drifts were reported from half inch diameter hail. The time is approximate. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Haigler | - | Local law enforcement officials reported hail covered the ground one inch deep. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | Ground completely white from hail. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Haigler | - | Time estimated. |
| September 2004 | Hail | Haigler | - | Broken winds on house and vehicle. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | The strong winds created near zero visibility across western Dundy county. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | Two inch diameter tree limbs broken by strong winds. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | Tree limbs 6 inches in diameter broken. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | Large tree branches were blown down. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Haigler | - | Marble- to golfball-size hail stripped leaves from corn plants and destroyed soybeans. Hail was still in the ditches near noon the next day. Over 2.75 inches of rain also occurred. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Haigler | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Haigler | - | 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.
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 Haigler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2138602 | 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 829746. 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.




