Blackwater township, Saline County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 45.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 358 (all rural)
| Males: 173 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 185 |  (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 358 (280 owner occupied, 78 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Blackwater township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.59
| Blackwater township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Blackwater township: | $39,998 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $368 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,323 (it was $62,800 in 2000)
| : | $83,323 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Blackwater township: Heaths Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bethlehem Cemetery (1), Witcher Cemetery (2), Cunningham Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Dry Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Blackwater township: Marshall Junction State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
43% of Blackwater township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% 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: 263
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 20
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 80
- Mobile homes: 52
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,600
Housing units in Blackwater township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Petroleum and coal products (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Health care (24%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Blackwater township:
- United States or American (34.7%)
- English (23.3%)
- German (22.2%)
- French (except Basque) (5.7%)
- Irish (4.5%)
- Hungarian (2.8%)
- Welsh (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 141 (82%)
- Carpooled: 12 (7%)
- Worked at home: 19 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
97.7% of residents of Blackwater township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 288- In family households: 255 (86 male householders, 4 female householders)
79 spouses, 82 children (64 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (13 male householders (8 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 5 3-persons,
65 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (4 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 8.7% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 17.6% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |