Cottonwood township, Phelps County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
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
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Average household size: 2.15
| Cottonwood township: | 2.1 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.46
| Cottonwood township: | $49,776 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $438 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,398 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
| : | $104,398 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whisky Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Cottonwood township: Historic Platte Valley Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
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
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
- 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%)
- 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%)
- 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%)
- 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%)
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% |