Collins township, Buffalo County, Nebraska (NE)

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Collins township, NE map Land area: 24.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 1,589 (15% urban, 85% rural)

Males: 918	(57.8%)
Females: 671	(42.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,363 (1,108 owner occupied, 255 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

Races in Collins township:

White Non-Hispanic: 87.2%
Black: 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Asian: 0.6%
Two or more races: 1.4%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 28.3
Median age of females: 35.2

Average houshold size: 2.85
Average family size: 3.15

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Population density: 66 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.2%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Dove Hill Cemetery.

Reservoirs: Cottonmill Reservoir, Kea Lake, Cottonmill Lake.

Creek: Turkey Creek.

Parks in Collins township include: Cottonmill Lake State Recreation Area, Nebraska Wind Sculpture, Kearney Cotton Mill Historical Marker.

Number of foreign born residents: 75 (53% naturalized citizens)

Collins township:	4.7%
State:	4.4%

47% of Collins township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Nebraska.

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

This state: 1207
Northeast: 18
Midwest: 190
South: 77
West: 87

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $875,000

Collins township, Nebraska satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

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

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

218 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 402
3 or 4: 5
Mobile homes: 107

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Collins township with a mortgage: 167 (19 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 26
1995 to 1998: 68
1990 to 1994: 34
1980 to 1989: 99
1970 to 1979: 153
1960 to 1969: 50
1950 to 1959: 21
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 63

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 22
4 rooms: 32
5 rooms: 59
6 rooms: 47
7 rooms: 63
8 rooms: 45
9 or more rooms: 133

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 29
5 rooms: 10
6 rooms: 28
7 rooms: 13
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 84
3 bedrooms: 128
4 bedrooms: 136
5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Collins township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 44
3 bedrooms: 38
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 78
2 vehicles: 155
3 vehicles: 99
4 vehicles: 38
5 or more vehicles: 31

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 39
2 vehicles: 30
3 vehicles: 18
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 7

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Repair and maintenance (11%)
Machinery (10%)
Health care (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (24%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Health care (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Postsecondary teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Collins township:

German (33.4%)
Irish (11.4%)
English (7.7%)
Swedish (7.2%)
United States or American (6.1%)
French (except Basque) (2.5%)
Norwegian (2.5%)

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

El Salvador (59%)
Iran (23%)
Mexico (11%)
Germany (8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 631 (83%)
Carpooled: 55 (7%)
Walked: 30 (4%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 43 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (60%)
Electricity (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

218 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

90.2% of residents of Collins township speak English at home.
6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,420

In family households: 1,284 (383 male householders, 40 female householders)
382 spouses, 456 children (423 natural, 4 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 136 (68 male householders (54 living alone)), 43 female householders (41 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 254 (246 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 199 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 15 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 95 1-person, 5 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

319 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (17 men, 48 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	7.1%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	3.3%
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 Collins township:

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