Cottonwood township, Adams County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 348 (all rural)
| Males: 168 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 180 |  (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 348 (285 owner occupied, 63 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Cottonwood township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.62
| Cottonwood township: | 2.6 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Cottonwood township: | $51,735 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $491 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,598 (it was $75,600 in 2000)
| : | $101,598 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Holstein.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: West Ward Cemetery (1), Holstein Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lukow Reservoir (A), Shurigar Brothers Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: South Branch Sand Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Cottonwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 306
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 5
- South: 23
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 135
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Cottonwood township with a mortgage: 38 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Construction (17%)
- Truck transportation (16%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Health care (21%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (19%)
- Finance and insurance (16%)
- Construction (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (38%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Plant and system operators (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (31%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Painters and paperhangers (9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cottonwood township:
- German (55.3%)
- United States or American (13.5%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- English (4.9%)
- Danish (4.5%)
- Swedish (3.8%)
- Norwegian (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 140 (77%)
- Carpooled: 22 (12%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (77%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Electricity (8%)
98.8% of residents of Cottonwood township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 347- In family households: 307 (100 male householders, 8 female householders)
92 spouses, 98 children (88 natural, 2 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (12 male householders (8 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 1 2-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 5-persons,
72 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (8 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |