Hemingford is a village in Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 993 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Hemingford is located at (42.320048, -103.073475) .

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 993 people, 373 households, and 258 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,530.4 people per square mile (589.8/km²). There were 438 housing units at an average density of 675.1/sq mi (260.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.15% White, 1.01% Native American, 3.32% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.85% of the population.

There were 373 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,982, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $32,159 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,944. About 8.8% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

Constructions

KDUH/CH4 TV Mast was a guyed TV mast constructed near Hemingford in 1969 for TV transmitting, and stood at 2000 high, at .

The tower collapsed on September 24, 2002 during reconstruction work. Two tower workers, Lawrence A. Sukalec, 59, of Valier, Illinois, and Daniel E. Goff, 25, of Sesser, Illinois, were killed in the process, and three were injured on the ground. The collapse occurred as strengthening measures were being taken so the 30+ year-old tower could accommodate the added weight of Digital Television transmission facilities. Investigations later found that the contractors neglected to stabilize the tower while original structural components were being replaced with stronger ones.

KDUH resumed full-power broadcasts one year later from a new tower near Angora, Nebraska

In work of Stephen King

"Hemingford Home", Nebraska, is the homeplace of a central character, Mother Abagail, in horror writer Stephen King's 1979 novel and adapted 1994 mini-series, The Stand. A significant portion of the work is depicted as taking place at this rural location.

Hemingford is also mentioned numerous times in the author's 1984 cult classic film, Children of The Corn. Hemingford is stated as being the nearest town to Gatlin, the fictional town in which the movie takes place where a demonic entity referred to "He Who Walks Behind The Rows" has spurred on the children to ritualistically murder all the adults to ensure a successful corn harvest. Hemingford is also where the protagonists escape to at the end of the film. The 1993 in film sequel, Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice, is set entirely in Hemingford, or at least a fictionalized version of the town.

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