Broken Bow township, Custer County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 124.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 842 (4% urban, 96% rural)
| Males: 437 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 405 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 842 (682 owner occupied, 160 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Broken Bow township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 41.7
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Average household size: 2.68
| Broken Bow township: | 2.7 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Broken Bow township: | $44,672 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $373 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,596 (it was $52,300 in 2000)
| : | $84,596 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Broken Bow.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Broken Bow township: Broken Bow Fairground (A), Wagon Wheel Motel and Camp Grounds (B), Broken Bow Country Club (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Broken Bow township include: Custer Center Church (A), Broken View Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Broken Bow Cemetery (1), Saint Joseph Cemetery (2), Hilldale Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Carothers Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Broken Bow township: Nebraska State Grange Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Broken Bow township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 648
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 64
- South: 12
- West: 59
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 277
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 64
Median worth of mobile homes: $54,200
Housing units in Broken Bow township with a mortgage: 53 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Broken Bow township:
- German (37.7%)
- English (13.5%)
- Swedish (7.3%)
- French (except Basque) (6.5%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- Czech (4.9%)
- Polish (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 359 (73%)
- Carpooled: 42 (9%)
- Walked: 16 (3%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 66 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
98.4% of residents of Broken Bow township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 795- In family households: 735 (238 male householders, 11 female householders)
232 spouses, 243 children (240 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (15 male householders (8 living alone)), 38 female householders (38 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 127 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 7 2-persons,
216 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (7 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 20.8% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 10.3% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |