Rockford township, Gage County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 311 (all rural)
| Males: 170 |  (54.7%) |
| Females: 141 |  (45.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 311 (256 owner occupied, 55 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Rockford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
- Asian: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 42.3
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Average household size: 2.45
| Rockford township: | 2.5 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.77
| Rockford 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: | 12.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 11.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Holmesville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Rockford township: Brethren Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Brethren Cemetery (1), Stark Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Rockford Lake (A), Holmesville Power Plant Reservoir (B), Mud Creek Reservoir 4-8 (C), Mud Creek Reservoir 4-J (D), Mud Creek Reservoir 3-A (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bloody Run (A), Cedar Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Rockford township: Rockford Lake State Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
59% of Rockford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 305
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 32
- South: 7
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 135
- 20 to 49: 5
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units in Rockford township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Social assistance (19%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Child care workers (16%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rockford township:
- German (65.6%)
- Irish (11.1%)
- Swedish (3.6%)
- English (2.3%)
- Italian (2.3%)
- Czech (2.0%)
- Danish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 172 (82%)
- Carpooled: 9 (4%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 26 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Wood (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
86.6% of residents of Rockford township speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 352- In family households: 290 (87 male householders, 16 female householders)
89 spouses, 77 children (77 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (31 male householders (27 living alone)), 21 female householders (18 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 7 2-persons,
51 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (5 men, 5 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |