Mariposa township, Saunders County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 347 (all rural)
| Males: 175 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 172 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 347 (291 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Mariposa township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 40.6
Median age of females: 40.7
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Average household size: 2.55
| Mariposa township: | 2.5 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Mariposa township: | $59,258 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $545 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $153,020 (it was $92,800 in 2000)
| : | $153,020 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Malmo.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Bethesda Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Lutheran Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Cottonwood Creek Reservoir 41-A (A), Cottonwood Creek Reservoir 23-A (B), Cottonwood Creek Reservoir 42-A (C), Barry Reservoir (D), Kavan Reservoir 2 (E), Cottonwood Creek Reservoir 32-A (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Mariposa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 276
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 34
- South: 7
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 143
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000
Housing units in Mariposa township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Construction (16%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Legal support workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mariposa township:
- Czech (31.0%)
- German (25.7%)
- Swedish (16.5%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- English (3.9%)
- Czechoslovakian (2.5%)
- United States or American (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 130 (81%)
- Carpooled: 18 (11%)
- Worked at home: 13 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Wood (3%)
90.6% of residents of Mariposa township speak English at home.
9.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 334- In family households: 288 (86 male householders, 10 female householders)
83 spouses, 96 children (73 natural, 4 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46 (26 male householders (25 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 1 2-persons,
94 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (4 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 37.0% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |