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Ansley Township’s story
Ansley Township in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Ansley TownshipNE
A town of 632. Public schools that outperform most of Nebraska.
Population
632
+2.3% since 2010
Median home value
$98K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
41.1
years
Jobs based here
125
A commuter town
What makes Ansley Township stand out
The thing Ansley Township does most differently from other towns.
Small town
632 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Algernon TownshipBerwyn TownshipWesterville TownshipMyrtle TownshipLoup TownshipAnsley Township
Ansley Township’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ansley Township. Another town gets a different order.
Schools
Ansley Township’s public schools outperform 6% of Nebraska districts
The public schools Ansley Township’s kids attend trail 94% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
DSchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansley Elementary School | PK–6 | 110 | D |
| Ansley High School | 7–12 | 76 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state testsAll 2 schools →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesWildfire
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Ansley Township
Most working residents leave Ansley Township for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Broken Bow (33%), Kearney (4%) and Lincoln (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
4%work in town
Where working residents work
In Ansley Township4%
Broken Bow33%
Kearney4%
Lincoln4%
Ansley4%
22 mi
median commute distance
125
jobs based in Ansley Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Ansley Township has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–38°
Spring35–61°
Summer59–84°
Fall37–64°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Who lives here
An age mix much like Nebraska’s, and fewer college graduates
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Nebraska average. 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Nebraska.
41.1median age · NE 37.2
Ansley TownshipNebraskaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
19%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma13%
High school37%
Some college19%
Associate’s10%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate3%
| Ansley Township | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.3% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.1% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.2% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.2% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.4% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several pointsBy the numbers →
Health
How healthy Ansley Township is
Ansley Township beats the Nebraska average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
32 measures vs. Nebraska
8 better18 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Ansley Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 9.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.3% |
Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center
15 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Ansley Township is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 32,496 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ansley City Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Ansley Township for work
Where Ansley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
125jobs based in Ansley Township
4%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Ansley Township
Village in Nebraska, United States
Ansley is a village in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ansley had a population of 459.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 459
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,306 ft
- ZIP code
- 68814