Creston township, Platte County, Nebraska (NE)

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Creston township, NE map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 454 (all rural)

Males: 238	(52.4%)
Females: 216	(47.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 454 (335 owner occupied, 119 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Races in Creston township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 38.0

Average houshold size: 2.52
Average family size: 3.09

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Population density: 13 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.6%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This township:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Cities in this township include: Creston.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (0% naturalized citizens)

Creston township:	1.8%
State:	4.4%

78% of Creston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Nebraska.

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

This state: 354
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 29
South: 14
West: 23

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Creston township, Nebraska satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 167
One, attached: 4
Mobile homes: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,800

Housing units in Creston township with a mortgage: 41 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 3
1990 to 1994: 6
1980 to 1989: 16
1970 to 1979: 26
1960 to 1969: 14
1950 to 1959: 10
1940 to 1949: 12
1939 or earlier: 102

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 21
5 rooms: 18
6 rooms: 26
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 27
9 or more rooms: 16

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

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

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 26
3 bedrooms: 55
4 bedrooms: 36
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Creston township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 12
3 bedrooms: 14
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 36
2 vehicles: 56
3 vehicles: 29
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 20
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
Truck transportation (14%)
Construction (10%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Health care (10%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (22%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Creston township:

German (68.7%)
Irish (8.8%)
United States or American (7.3%)
Czech (3.5%)
Italian (2.3%)
English (2.0%)
French (except Basque) (1.8%)

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

Honduras (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 144 (59%)
Carpooled: 52 (21%)
Walked: 9 (4%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 37 (15%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
Electricity (35%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
Other fuel (1%)

94.6% of residents of Creston township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 428

In family households: 374 (118 male householders, 16 female householders)
114 spouses, 126 children (111 natural, 2 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 54 (29 male householders (29 living alone)), 25 female householders (25 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person.

112 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (7 men, 14 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 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%

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)

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