Big River township, St. Francois County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 32.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,868 (all rural)
| Males: 948 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 920 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,868 (1,549 owner occupied, 319 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Big River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 37.7
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Average household size: 2.58
| Big River township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Big River township: | $37,349 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $477 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,800 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
| : | $89,800 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 58 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 11.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Lake Timberline Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Big River township include: Primrose Temperance Missionary Baptist Church (A), Silver Springs Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pinson Cemetery (1), Aly Cemetery (2), Old Blackwell Cemetery (3), Coles Cemetery (4), Adams/Hillcrest Cemetery (5), Appleberry Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bonne Aqua Lake (A), P J Bass Lake (B), Goff Spring Lake (C), Lake Primrose (D), Lake Timberline (E), Silver Lake (F), Forest Lake (G), Phantom Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Carson Creek (A), Cabanne Course (B), Coonville Creek (C), Mill Creek (D), Primrose Creek (E), Three Hill Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Big River township: Saint Francois State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Big River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1555
- Northeast: 31
- Midwest: 170
- South: 202
- West: 39
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 762
- Mobile homes: 335
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 346
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,800
Housing units in Big River township with a mortgage: 170 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 181
- Construction (18%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Big River township:
- German (24.0%)
- United States or American (20.4%)
- Irish (14.8%)
- French (except Basque) (9.8%)
- Dutch (5.1%)
- English (5.1%)
- Italian (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 655 (81%)
- Carpooled: 107 (13%)
- Walked: 9 (1%)
- Worked at home: 33 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (9%)
96.5% of residents of Big River township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,005- In family households: 1,746 (523 male householders, 56 female householders)
505 spouses, 530 children (482 natural, 8 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 29 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 259 (82 male householders (74 living alone)), 139 female householders (107 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 277 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 14 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 181 1-person, 40 2-persons,
322 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (51 men, 53 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44
| Here: | 17.5% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 38.1% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |