Butler township, St. Clair County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 57.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,396 (all rural)
| Males: 693 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 703 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,329 (1,040 owner occupied, 289 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Butler township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 43.0
Median age of females: 46.3
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Average household size: 2.28
| Butler township: | 2.3 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Butler township: | $31,240 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $313 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,337 (it was $58,100 in 2000)
| : | $79,337 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Lowry City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Damascus (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Butler township include: High Hill Church (A), Landecker Church (B), Park Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Valley Center Cemetery (1), Lowry City Cemetery (2), Park Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Gilbert Lakes (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Briley Creek (A), Little Muddy Creek (B), Panther Creek (C), Wolf Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Butler township: Dave Rock Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Butler township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 237
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 37
- South: 5
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
67 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 121
- 10 to 19: 2
Housing units in Butler township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Construction (18%)
- Machinery (17%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Fuel dealers (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)
- Health care (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Butler township:
- German (67.0%)
- Dutch (6.7%)
- Norwegian (4.8%)
- United States or American (4.1%)
- English (3.3%)
- Swedish (3.3%)
- Irish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 87 (54%)
- Carpooled: 31 (19%)
- Other means: 7 (4%)
- Worked at home: 35 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Electricity (4%)
67 people in nursing homes
92.9% of residents of Butler township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 309- In family households: 288 (78 male householders, 9 female householders)
79 spouses, 114 children (105 natural, 4 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (15 male householders (12 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 3 2-persons,
223 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (27 men, 43 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 38.1% |
| 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% |