Liberty township, Gage County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 319 (all rural)
| Males: 158 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 161 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 319 (255 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Liberty township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.6%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.68
| Liberty township: | 2.7 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Liberty 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: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Barneston, Liberty.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Barneston Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Cemetery (2), Liberty Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Plum Creek Reservoir 2-C (A), Plum Creek Reservoir 2-A (B), Plum Creek Reservoir 2-E (C), Plum Creek Reservoir 2-D (D), Plum Creek Reservoir 2-F (E), Plum Creek Reservoir 2-B (F), Plum Creek Reservoir 2-2 (G), Mission Creek Reservoir 3-A (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Arkeketa Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Liberty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 197
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 72
- South: 0
- West: 28
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 134
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Liberty township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Construction (8%)
- Rail transportation (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Finance and insurance (27%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (32%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty township:
- German (42.2%)
- Irish (14.7%)
- English (11.4%)
- Swedish (6.2%)
- Czech (5.2%)
- United States or American (5.2%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 100 (77%)
- Carpooled: 11 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 17 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (9%)
96.0% of residents of Liberty township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 308- In family households: 275 (78 male householders, 10 female householders)
91 spouses, 90 children (76 natural, 11 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (17 male householders (13 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 4 3-persons,
74 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (4 men, 10 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): 2
| Here: | 5.9% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 60.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |