Bonne Femme township, Howard County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 49.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 532 (all rural)
| Males: 294 |  (55.3%) |
| Females: 238 |  (44.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 495 (463 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Bonne Femme township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.56
| Bonne Femme township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Bonne Femme township: | $42,342 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $357 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,726 (it was $67,500 in 2000)
| : | $93,726 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Howard County Fire Protection District Station 3 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Bonne Femme township include: Bethel Church (A), Mount Pleasant Church (B), Myers Chapel (C), New Hope Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Guren Cemetery (1), Linn Cemetery (2), Ancell Cemetery (3), Atkins Cemetery (4), Smith Cemetery (5), Woods Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Shady Oaks Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Potter Branch (A), Lyle Branch (B), Cole Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bonne Femme township include: Dougherty Park (1), Rudolf Bennitt State Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Bonne Femme township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 408
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 73
- South: 39
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 138
- Mobile homes: 101
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Bonne Femme township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Construction (21%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bonne Femme township:
- German (24.5%)
- United States or American (15.3%)
- Irish (15.0%)
- Italian (5.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
- English (3.4%)
- Scottish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 215 (79%)
- Carpooled: 36 (13%)
- Walked: 11 (4%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 6 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Wood (24%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.4% of residents of Bonne Femme township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 536- In family households: 484 (148 male householders, 30 female householders)
146 spouses, 152 children (149 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 19 female householders (13 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 43 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 19 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 3 2-persons, 3 5-persons,
95 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (4 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 15.2% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 31.9% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |