Morton township, Knox County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 225 (all rural)
| Males: 117 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 108 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 225 (152 owner occupied, 73 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 32% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Morton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.8%
- Asian: 1.3%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.68
| Morton township: | 2.7 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Morton township: | $42,040 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $288 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,717 (it was $45,900 in 2000)
| : | $76,717 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Bloomfield.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bloomfield Fair Grounds (A). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Morton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 527
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 16
- South: 58
- West: 17
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 203
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 25
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,600
Housing units in Morton township with a mortgage: 89 (12 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Machinery (16%)
- Air transportation (13%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Printing and related support activities (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Air transportation (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Morton township:
- United States or American (39.1%)
- German (29.0%)
- English (8.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.5%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- Scottish (3.3%)
- Welsh (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 244 (85%)
- Carpooled: 12 (4%)
- Bicycle: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 23 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Wood (4%)
98.8% of residents of Morton township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 618- In family households: 576 (159 male householders, 25 female householders)
169 spouses, 210 children (177 natural, 6 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (26 male householders (23 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 28 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 3 2-persons,
43 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 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): 13
| Here: | 43.3% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |