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Joliet Township
Nebraska›Platte County

Joliet TownshipNE

A town of 132.

4 bordering townsMap →
First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and Cemetery · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Photo of Joliet Township

Joliet Township, NE · First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and Cemetery · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain

Is Joliet Township a good place to live?

Joliet Township’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, against 17 minutes in Nebraska’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Joliet Township. Joliet Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

132 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Burrows TownshipSt. Bernard TownshipMonroe TownshipWoodville TownshipBurrows TownshipSt. Bernard TownshipMonroe TownshipWoodville TownshipJoliet Township
First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and Cemetery
First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and Cemetery · National Register of Historic Places
Joliet Township’s story

Joliet Township in pictures

The archive holds 2 maps from 1966 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Joliet Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Joliet Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerCornhusker Public Power Dist11.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Joliet Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHumphrey Public SchoolsTwin River Public Schools2 districts serve Joliet Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePlatte Election CommissionerPlatte County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2024
ZIP codes68644, 68640, 68647, 6864268644 47% · 68640 26% · 68647 19% · 68642 9%Census 2020

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 Joliet Township.

Work & commute

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Joliet Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Joliet Township for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (17%), Norfolk (11%) and Omaha (8%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Joliet Township0%
Columbus17%
Norfolk11%
Omaha8%
Lindsay5%
24 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Joliet Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Joliet Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Joliet Township

Joliet Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 13° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–36°
Spring38–61°
Summer62–84°
Fall39–63°
Oct 5
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Joliet Township is

Joliet Township beats the Nebraska average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Joliet Township, below both Nebraska’s towns (31%) and U.S. towns (36%). 27% of adults feel lonely in Joliet Township.

Joliet TownshipNebraska townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)28%31%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%30%33%
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%18%23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%14%17%
32 measures vs. Nebraska
7 better23 too close to call2 worse
What stands outJoliet TownshipNE
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.9%9.5%
Fewer uninsured adults7.2%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.3%
Genoa Community Hospital
12.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Joliet Township

15pages on Joliet Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Joliet Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Joliet Township for work

Where Joliet Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Columbus Columbus 17% 11% → Norfolk Norfolk 11% 8% → Omaha Omaha 8% 5% → Lindsay Lindsay 5% 5% → Lincoln Lincoln 5% 5% → Columbus Township Columbus Township 5% Joliet Township · 0% stay
22jobs based in Joliet Township
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Joliet Township

Township in Nebraska, United States

Joliet Township is one of eighteen townships in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 130 as of the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 128.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,640 ft

Questions about Joliet Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Joliet Township, NE a good place to live?

Joliet Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.