Clear Creek TownshipNE
A town of 1,303.
Is Clear Creek Township a good place to live?
Clear Creek Township’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a D for walkability. Clear Creek Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both Nebraska’s towns (17 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 4 of Nebraska’s 132 towns score lower on walkability. Camp Ashland Memorial Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Clear Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Clear Creek Township stand out
Where Clear Creek Township beats most towns.
1,303 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Clear Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Clear Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Clear Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clear 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 Clear Creek Township.
Clear Creek Township ranks healthier than 79% of the country’s towns
Clear Creek Township beats the Nebraska average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of adults binge drink in Clear Creek Township, above both the Nebraska town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Clear Creek Township.
| Clear Creek Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | Clear Creek Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 12.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clear Creek Township’s schools rank ahead of 73% of Nebraska districts
Its public schools are run by the Ashland-Greenwood Public Schs school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Ashland-Greenwood High School, with 322 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland-Greenwood Primary ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 333 | – |
| Ashland-Greenwood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 322 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
Clear Creek Township stands out in Nebraska and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
2.6% of Clear Creek Township working residents work locally. Since 2013, Clear Creek Township has added 168 jobs, to 357 in 2023. 6.2% of Clear Creek Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Clear Creek Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 34% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer of Clear Creek Township’s residents are under 18 than in the typical Nebraska or U.S. town
The median age in Clear Creek Township is 49.7 years. Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a lower share of children under 18 than Clear Creek Township. Clear Creek Township has grown 7.2% since 2020, to 1,303 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Clear Creek Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 49.7 years | 37.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Clear Creek Township | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.4% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.4% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.6% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 30.5% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
In Clear Creek Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Clear Creek Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 14° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Clear Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 1.2% of Clear Creek Township
1.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Memphis Lake State Recreation Area, at 119 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memphis Lake State Recreation Area | — | 119 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Clear Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clear Creek Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Clear Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
97% of working residents leave Clear Creek Township for work
Where Clear Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Clear Creek Township
Township in Nebraska, United States
Clear Creek Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,211 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 1,241. A portion of the City of Ashland lies within the Township.
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- Area
- 41 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
Questions about Clear Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clear Creek Township, NE expensive?
The typical home is worth about $354,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.