Lone Tree township, Merrick County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 65.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population: 623 (all rural)
| Males: 321 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 302 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 607 (456 owner occupied, 151 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Lone Tree township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 34.4
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 3.08
| Lone Tree township: | 3.1 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.31
| Lone Tree township: | $50,631 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $386 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $88,432 (it was $64,900 in 2000)
| : | $88,432 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Central City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Merrick County Fairgrounds (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Central City Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lone Tree township include: Kernel Field (1), Hord Lake State Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
55% of Lone Tree township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 531
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 60
- South: 0
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 216
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Lone Tree township with a mortgage: 53 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 49
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (14%)
- Repair and maintenance (13%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
- Health care (38%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (18%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (20%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lone Tree township:
- German (37.5%)
- Swedish (20.2%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.3%)
- Czech (5.5%)
- Greek (5.0%)
- Dutch (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 215 (70%)
- Carpooled: 75 (24%)
- Worked at home: 19 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Wood (4%)
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
98.5% of residents of Lone Tree township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 598- In family households: 581 (162 male householders, 22 female householders)
151 spouses, 214 children (195 natural, 19 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 66 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person,
176 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (8 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 8.8% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34
| Here: | 39.1% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |