Bourbon township, Boone County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 81.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,711 (all rural)
| Males: 1,334 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 1,377 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,691 (2,318 owner occupied, 373 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Bourbon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.3
Median age of females: 35.0
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Average household size: 2.69
| Bourbon township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Bourbon township: | $48,953 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $621 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $172,900 (it was $100,800 in 2000)
| : | $172,900 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $218,778
Here: $218,778 State: $173,356
Townhouses or other attached units: $204,705
Here: $204,705 State: $164,597
In 2-unit structures: $158,857
Here: $158,857 State: $128,124
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,054
Here: $70,054 State: $113,062
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $246,670
Here: $246,670 State: $162,570
Mobile homes: $28,480
Here: $28,480 State: $50,605
| Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Sturgeon.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Bourbon township include: Perche Church (A), Locust Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Far West Cemetery (1), Mount Carmel Cemetery (2), Mount Horeb Cemetery (3), Palmer Cemetery (4), Fountain Cemetery (5), Riggs Cemetery (6), Robison Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: David Baliey Lake (A), Tincher Lake North (B), Charles Hood Lake (C), Schnarre Lake (D), Tincher Lake South (E), Tri-City Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thompson Branch (A), Little Creek (B), Kile Creek (C), Sugar Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Bourbon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1992
- Northeast: 116
- Midwest: 328
- South: 199
- West: 128
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,400
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 788
- Two: 21
- 3 or 4: 33
- 5 to 9: 7
- 10 to 19: 4
- Mobile homes: 220
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $54,200
Housing units in Bourbon township with a mortgage: 255 (29 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119
- Construction (11%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bourbon township:
- German (24.8%)
- United States or American (24.8%)
- Irish (13.9%)
- English (10.4%)
- Scottish (3.3%)
- Polish (2.2%)
- French (except Basque) (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,103 (81%)
- Carpooled: 194 (14%)
- Walked: 23 (2%)
- Worked at home: 49 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (31%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Wood (7%)
20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
97.9% of residents of Bourbon township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,763- In family households: 2,501 (673 male householders, 106 female householders)
665 spouses, 941 children (852 natural, 36 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 37 other relatives, 49 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 262 (126 male householders (105 living alone)), 106 female householders (104 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 305 2-persons, 175 3-persons, 167 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 209 1-person, 21 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
604 married couples with children.
120 single-parent households (47 men, 73 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71
| Here: | 16.5% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
| Here: | 11.5% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
| Here: | 19.6% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |