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Nebraska›Saunders County

Morse Bluff TownshipNE

A town of 391, platted in 1887.

Is Morse Bluff Township a good place to live?

Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Morse Bluff Township. Morse Bluff Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

391 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Cotterell TownshipNorth Cedar TownshipBohemia TownshipDouglas TownshipCotterell TownshipNorth Cedar TownshipBohemia TownshipDouglas TownshipMorse Bluff Township
Morse Bluff, Nebraska downtown 1
Morse Bluff, Nebraska downtown 1, 2011
Morse Bluff Township’s story

139 years in pictures

Census counts: 177 in 1900, a peak of 215 in 1920, 117 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1899 on.

  • 1887Morse Bluff Township is platted
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Morse Bluff Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerOmaha Public Power District13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of Morse Bluff water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Morse Bluff Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNorth Bend Central Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereSaunders County ClerkSaunders County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes68648, 6801568648 83% · 68015 17%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 Morse Bluff Township.

Who lives here

42% of residents are 65 or older

391 people lived in Morse Bluff Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 6.5% more than in 2020. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 27%, against 35% across Nebraska.

54.3median age · NE 37.2
Morse Bluff TownshipNebraskaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma8%
High school26%
Some college29%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s13%
Graduate14%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Morse Bluff Township
Morse Bluff TownshipNEU.S.
Under 100%13.1%11.6%
10 to 1712.9%11.4%10.3%
18 to 243.3%9.8%9.1%
25 to 344.8%12.9%13.7%
35 to 441.3%13.1%13.2%
45 to 5431%11.1%12.2%
55 to 644.6%11.9%12.7%
65 to 7427.9%9.9%10.2%
75 and older14.2%6.8%7%
No diploma7.9%7.8%10.4%
High school26.4%25%26%
Some college28.5%21.6%19.1%
Associate’s10.6%11%8.8%
Bachelor’s13%22.3%21.6%
Graduate13.6%12.3%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points

Housing

Morse Bluff Township stands out in Nebraska and nationally: a larger share of its households live in a home they own

The typical Morse Bluff Township home is worth about $417,000, up 8.1% in a year, 50% above the Nebraska typical home.

$417KZillow home value

Typical home value

Morse Bluff Township$417K
Nebraska$278K
+8.1%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

The average trip to work in Morse Bluff Township is longer than in the typical Nebraska or U.S. town

Morse Bluff Township: 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Half of commuters travel less than 38 miles. The top destinations are Lincoln (29%), Omaha (19%) and Wahoo (10%). Its middle household income is $86,000.

0%work in town
Morse Bluff TownshipNebraska townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work28 minutes17 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line4.6%11%9.6%
Median household income$86,000$69,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Morse Bluff Township0%
Lincoln29%
Omaha19%
Wahoo10%
Fremont6%
38 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in Morse Bluff Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Morse Bluff Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Morse Bluff Township than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Morse Bluff Township’s year

Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 14°, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer63–84°
Fall41–64°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Morse Bluff Township is

28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Morse Bluff Township. The town beats the Nebraska average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Morse Bluff Township.

Morse Bluff TownshipNebraska townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)26%30%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)12%14%17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)28%31%36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)16%18%23%
32 measures vs. Nebraska
10 better16 too close to call6 worse
What stands outMorse Bluff TownshipNE
Fewer uninsured adults6.5%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.7%9.5%
More adults who have had cancer11.1%8.3%
Methodist Fremont Health
13.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

In Morse Bluff Township, 0.5% of the land is conserved

Only 4 of the 57 Nebraska towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Morse Bluff Township. Morse Bluff Township’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0.5%conserved
Morse Bluff TownshipNebraska townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.5%3.8%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.30.4
0.5%
conserved · 70 of 14,602 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Morse Bluff Township

17pages on Morse Bluff Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Morse Bluff Township

About 2 of every 100 Morse Bluff Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Morse Bluff Township for work

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

29% → Lincoln Lincoln 29% 19% → Omaha Omaha 19% 10% → Wahoo Wahoo 10% 6% → Fremont Fremont 6% 3% → Valley Valley 3% 1% → Valparaiso Valparaiso 1% Morse Bluff Township · 0% stay
39jobs based in Morse Bluff Township
0%of working residents work in town
38 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Morse Bluff Township

Village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States

Morse Bluff is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,283 ft
ZIP code
68648

Questions about Morse Bluff Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Morse Bluff Township, NE a good place to live?

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