Cottonwood township, Phelps County, Nebraska (NE)

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Cottonwood township, NE map Land area: 37.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 73 (all rural)

Males: 39	(53.4%)
Females: 34	(46.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 73 (55 owner occupied, 18 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

Races in Cottonwood township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
Asian: 4.1%

Median age of males: 47.8
Median age of females: 46.0

Average houshold size: 2.15
Average family size: 2.46

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Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.6%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This township:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Park in Cottonwood township: Historic Platte Valley Historical Marker.

88% of Cottonwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Nebraska.

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

This state: 65
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 5
South: 0
West: 2

Cottonwood township, Nebraska satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 36
Mobile homes: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500

Housing units in Cottonwood township with a mortgage: 10 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 6
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 2
1970 to 1979: 9
1960 to 1969: 4
1950 to 1959: 2
1940 to 1949: 4
1939 or earlier: 9

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 4
6 rooms: 4
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 2

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 3
6 rooms: 2
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 1

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 4
3 bedrooms: 12
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cottonwood township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 0
2 vehicles: 18
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (12%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Construction (10%)
Machinery (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Construction (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Cottonwood township:

German (44.4%)
Swedish (17.8%)
English (13.3%)
United States or American (8.9%)
Irish (6.7%)
Scotch-Irish (4.4%)
Scottish (4.4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 24 (63%)
Walked: 5 (13%)
Worked at home: 9 (24%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
Electricity (41%)
Utility gas (9%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 72

In family households: 64 (24 male householders, 2 female householders)
21 spouses, 17 children (17 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 1 female householders (1 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 6 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person.

11 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 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 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 Cottonwood township:

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