Burton township, Howard County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 30.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 169 (all rural)
| Males: 83 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 86 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 169 (141 owner occupied, 28 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Burton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 33.5
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Average household size: 2.49
| Burton township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Burton 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: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Burton township include: Friendship Church (A), Log Chapel (B), Sharon Church (C), Mount Ararat Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lay Cemetery (1), Thompson Cemetery (2), Williams Cemetery (3), Burnam Cemetery (4), Jackson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Irrigation Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Sugar Tree Branch (B), Ganaway Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Burton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 462
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 38
- South: 40
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 171
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000
Housing units in Burton township with a mortgage: 50 (8 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Construction (18%)
- Truck transportation (18%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Plastics and rubber products (9%)
- Other direct selling establishments (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Gasoline stations (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Therapists (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Social scientists and related workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Burton township:
- German (46.0%)
- United States or American (25.1%)
- English (6.2%)
- Irish (4.2%)
- European (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.6%)
- Welsh (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 218 (86%)
- Carpooled: 26 (10%)
- Worked at home: 9 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
98.7% of residents of Burton township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 487- In family households: 476 (117 male householders, 24 female householders)
115 spouses, 216 children (209 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 77 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 33 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
36 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (2 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |