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Sargent is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 525 at the 2010 census.

Sargent city overview:
Name:	Sargent city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Custer County
Elevation:	2,316 ft (706 m)
Total Area:	1.09 sq mi (2.81 km²)
Land Area:	1.09 sq mi (2.81 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	500
Population Density:	460.41/sq mi (177.80/km²)
ZIP code:	68874
Area code:	308
FIPS code:	3143685
GNISfeature ID:	0833223

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History

Sargent was laid out in 1883 by future Governor Ezra P. Savage.

Mrs. Ruth Sherman established a post office in 1879. The office was located in a soddy one half mile east of the now corporate limits of town. She chose the name “Sargent” in honor of her close friends, Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Sargent of Streator, IL.

J.K. Spacht built the first store in what is now Sargent, in July 1883, in the middle of a wheat field. After establishment of this general store, Mr. Spacht was able to persuade Mrs. Sherman to let him move her post office to his store if the name would remain “Sargent”.

The town experienced rapid growth when the railroad extended to it in 1899.