Highland township, Gage County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 748 (all rural)
| Males: 390 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 358 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 748 (663 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Highland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 39.4
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Average household size: 2.55
| Highland township: | 2.5 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Highland township: | $46,128 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $105,331 (it was $72,900 in 2000)
| : | $105,331 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Cortland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Highland Center Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Clatonia Creek Reservoir 10-A (A), Indian Creek Reservoir S-6 (B), Indian Creek Reservoir 1-A (C), Indian Creek Reservoir 5-7 (D), Indian Creek Reservoir 1-D (E), Little Indian Creek Reservoir 3-D (F), Indian Creek Reservoir 3-C (G), Indian Creek Reservoir 2-A (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Highland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 634
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 58
- South: 11
- West: 27
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 270
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 3
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,200
Housing units in Highland township with a mortgage: 102 (27 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 86
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Health care (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Health care (12%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Financial managers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Highland township:
- German (61.4%)
- English (6.2%)
- Czech (5.6%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- Dutch (3.4%)
- Swedish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 286 (78%)
- Carpooled: 57 (15%)
- Walked: 10 (3%)
- Worked at home: 15 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
99.4% of residents of Highland township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 735- In family households: 667 (207 male householders, 22 female householders)
211 spouses, 220 children (198 natural, 15 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 68 (46 male householders (41 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 58 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
179 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (7 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |