Buchanan township, Atchison County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 15 (14% naturalized citizens)
| Buchanan township: | 15.2% |
| Whole state: | 2.7% |
75% of Buchanan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 318
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 316
- South: 2
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 2.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 199
Housing units in Buchanan township with a mortgage: 56 (9 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Construction (9%)
- Health care (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (3%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buchanan township:
- German (64.3%)
- Norwegian (14.0%)
- Irish (5.5%)
- English (4.9%)
- Luxemburger (4.1%)
- Swedish (1.9%)
- United States or American (0.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (86%)
- Ireland (14%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 250 (72%)
- Carpooled: 25 (7%)
- Walked: 11 (3%)
- Worked at home: 59 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (7%)
99.3% of residents of Buchanan township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 659- In family households: 634 (155 male householders, 15 female householders)
161 spouses, 276 children (258 natural, 2 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 7 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 16 female householders (12 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 4 2-persons,
15 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47
| Here: | 48.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 18.3% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |