Garfield township, Antelope County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 560 (all rural)
Males: 282 | (50.4%) |
Females: 278 | (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 560 (439 owner occupied, 121 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Garfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 42.9
Median age of females: 44.3
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Average household size: 2.36
Garfield township: | 2.4 people |
Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
Garfield township: | $43,323 |
Nebraska: | $51,440 |
Here: | $311 |
State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,028 (it was $49,800 in 2000)
: | $77,028 |
Nebraska: | $132,700 |
Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 15.2% |
Whole state: | 9.7% |
This township: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Orchard.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Orchard (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Orchard Cemetery (1), Saint Peters Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 474
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 48
- South: 6
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 257
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 39 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 105
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
- Carpenters (3%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:
- German (55.9%)
- United States or American (9.3%)
- Swedish (8.5%)
- English (7.4%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 179 (69%)
- Carpooled: 17 (7%)
- Walked: 26 (10%)
- Worked at home: 38 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (2%)
96.4% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 548- In family households: 471 (135 male householders, 19 female householders)
132 spouses, 156 children (148 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 77 (28 male householders (26 living alone)), 47 female householders (47 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person, 2 2-persons,
104 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (1 men, 20 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: | 13.3% |
Nebraska: | 20.0% |