Silver Lake township, Adams County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 139 (all rural)
| Males: 69 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 70 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 139 (92 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 34% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Silver Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
- Two or more races: 2.2%
Median age of males: 32.5
Median age of females: 32.0
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Average household size: 3.23
| Silver Lake township: | 3.2 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.56
| Silver Lake township: | $51,735 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $491 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,598 (it was $75,600 in 2000)
| : | $101,598 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Reservoir: Lewis Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Sand Creek (A), Flat Creek (B), Cottonwood Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
58% of Silver Lake 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, 92% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 125
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 2
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 45
Housing units in Silver Lake township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Construction (21%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (15%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Food (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (35%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (12%)
- Construction laborers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Silver Lake township:
- German (57.0%)
- Irish (18.4%)
- Danish (7.9%)
- United States or American (5.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
- Czech (1.8%)
- Swedish (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47 (66%)
- Carpooled: 6 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 14 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 129- In family households: 126 (37 male householders, 4 female householders)
36 spouses, 49 children (45 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
40 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (3 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 27.3% |
| 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% |