Bayard is a city in Morrill County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2000 census. Bayard is located at 41°45′29″N 103°19′29″W / 41.75806°N 103.32472°W / 41.75806; -103.32472 (41.758072, -103.324805). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.