Blaine township, Kearney County, Nebraska (NE)

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Blaine township, NE map Land area: 54.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 643 (all rural)

Males: 317	(49.3%)
Females: 326	(50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 643 (459 owner occupied, 184 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	33%

Races in Blaine township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 31.9
Median age of females: 30.0

Average houshold size: 2.66
Average family size: 3.16

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Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.8%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 10 (20% naturalized citizens)

Blaine township:	1.6%
State:	4.4%

54% of Blaine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Nebraska.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 500
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 81
South: 14
West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500

Blaine township, Nebraska satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 175
Mobile homes: 77

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000

Housing units in Blaine township with a mortgage: 58 (5 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 6
1980 to 1989: 28
1970 to 1979: 104
1960 to 1969: 28
1950 to 1959: 25
1940 to 1949: 2
1939 or earlier: 35

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blaine township, Nebraska:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 7
5 rooms: 40
6 rooms: 21
7 rooms: 30
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 36

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine township, Nebraska:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 32
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 12
7 rooms: 13
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 1

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blaine township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 17
3 bedrooms: 104
4 bedrooms: 17
5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 31
3 bedrooms: 38
4 bedrooms: 5
5 or more bedrooms: 1

Cars and other vehicles available in Blaine township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 48
2 vehicles: 61
3 vehicles: 45
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Blaine township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 8
2 vehicles: 57
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Machinery (14%)
Construction (14%)
Educational services (8%)
Utilities (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
Health care (11%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Blaine township:

German (45.1%)
United States or American (15.6%)
English (10.0%)
Swedish (8.8%)
Irish (7.3%)
Scotch-Irish (1.8%)
Czech (1.6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 281 (80%)
Carpooled: 35 (10%)
Railroad: 7 (2%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 25 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (43%)
Utility gas (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (6%)
Other fuel (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

98.8% of residents of Blaine township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 619

In family households: 523 (150 male householders, 12 female householders)
148 spouses, 202 children (197 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 96 (48 male householders (41 living alone)), 26 female householders (25 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 66 1-person, 8 3-persons.

159 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (11 men, 11 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	8.2%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	4.5%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	20.0%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Blaine township:

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