Elk Creek township, Custer County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 95.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 146 (all rural)
| Males: 78 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 68 |  (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 146 (95 owner occupied, 51 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 35% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Elk Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 39.7
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Average household size: 2.70
| Elk Creek township: | 2.7 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
| Elk Creek township: | $44,672 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $373 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,596 (it was $52,300 in 2000)
| : | $84,596 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 15.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Elk Creek township: Salem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Sand Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Elk Creek 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, 68% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 132
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 0
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 58
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Elk Creek township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (63%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Personal and laundry services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Chemicals (11%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (59%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (18%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Therapists (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Religious workers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elk Creek township:
- German (38.4%)
- Norwegian (14.4%)
- English (11.2%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- Czech (5.6%)
- Swedish (5.6%)
- French Canadian (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 41 (53%)
- Carpooled: 2 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 32 (42%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (10%)
96.4% of residents of Elk Creek township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 152- In family households: 138 (36 male householders, 6 female householders)
35 spouses, 52 children (52 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 10 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
33 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): 2
| Here: | 9.1% |
| 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% |