Bone Creek TownshipNE
A town of 379.
Is Bone Creek Township a good place to live?
Only 1 of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Bone Creek Township. Bone Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
379 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Bone Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bone Creek Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bone Creek Township.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Bone Creek Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bone Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Bone Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Bone Creek Township for work: only 0% work in town. Bone Creek Township’s average trip to work is 23 minutes, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Columbus (22%), Lincoln (18%) and David City (14%).
| Bone Creek Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bone Creek Township
Bone Creek Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 13° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bone Creek Township is
Bone Creek Township beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Bone Creek Township, below both Nebraska’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (23%). 20% of Bone Creek Township adults binge drink.
| Bone Creek Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | Bone Creek Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bone Creek Township has set aside 2% of its land for conservation
2.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Bone Creek Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Bone Creek Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bone Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bone Creek Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Bone Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
100% of working residents leave Bone Creek Township for work
Where Bone Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bone Creek Township
Township in Nebraska, United States
Bone Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 366 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 369. The name is from the translation of a Pawnee language term for Bone Creek, referring to the fossils of mastodons and other ancient creatures found along its eroding banks. The Village of Octavia lies within the Township. The Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art is in David City, Nebraska.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,398 ft
Questions about Bone Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bone Creek Township, NE a good place to live?
Bone Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.