Sparta township, Knox County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 98 (all rural)
Males: 50 | (51.0%) |
Females: 48 | (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 98 (87 owner occupied, 11 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Sparta township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 2.88
Sparta township: | 2.9 people |
Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.25
Sparta township: | $42,040 |
Nebraska: | $51,440 |
Here: | $288 |
State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,717 (it was $45,900 in 2000)
: | $76,717 |
Nebraska: | $132,700 |
Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 3.9% |
Whole state: | 9.7% |
This township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 4.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: White Mountain Lodge Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Paesl Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
83% of Sparta township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 236
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 49
- South: 3
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 247
- One, attached: 1
- Mobile homes: 47
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Sparta township with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Construction (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (4%)
- Health care (29%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Religious workers (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sparta township:
- German (35.3%)
- Norwegian (33.6%)
- Swedish (12.2%)
- English (4.9%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- United States or American (4.2%)
- Scandinavian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 84 (72%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Walked: 6 (5%)
- Worked at home: 21 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (2%)
96.0% of residents of Sparta township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 308- In family households: 273 (84 male householders, 9 female householders)
81 spouses, 93 children (83 natural, 10 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person,
30 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 8.9% |
Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here: | 17.6% |
Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Nebraska: | 20.0% |