Carter township, Carter County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 106.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 2,226 (all rural)
| Males: 1,085 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 1,141 |  (51.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,181 (1,642 owner occupied, 539 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Carter township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.7%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 1.9%
Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 43.0
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Average household size: 2.29
| Carter township: | 2.3 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Carter township: | $30,669 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $327 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,573 (it was $50,200 in 2000)
| : | $95,573 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Van Buren.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Carter township: Clear Spring (A), Wayside Carter (B), Brame (C), Mill Creek Campsite (D), Chilton Creek River Access (E), CCC Historic District (F), Big Spring River Access (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Carter township include: Liberty Church (A), Bible Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hoskins Cemetery (1), Maberry Cemetery (2), Reed Cemetery (3), Sheets Cemetery (4), Tedder Cemetery (5), Galbraith Cemetery (6), Brame Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Long Bay (A), Miller Lake (B), Neil Land Development Corporation Lake (C), Deer Run Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: House Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Chilton Creek (C), Long Branch (D), Pike Creek (E), Carter Creek (F), Rogers Creek (G), Wilburn Branch (H), Pine Valley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Carter township include: Miller Community Lake State Wildlife Area (1), Chilton Creek Campsite (2), Big Spring Campgrounds (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Carter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 587
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 40
- South: 67
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
45 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 272
Housing units in Carter township with a mortgage: 88 (13 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Construction (20%)
- Wood products (14%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Carter township:
- United States or American (38.1%)
- German (23.2%)
- English (15.9%)
- Irish (8.1%)
- Scottish (4.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
- Welsh (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 251 (76%)
- Carpooled: 58 (18%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 14 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Other fuel (7%)
- Wood (6%)
- No fuel used (6%)
45 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 732- In family households: 648 (117 male householders, 78 female householders)
176 spouses, 249 children (227 natural, 5 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (52 male householders (40 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 12 2-persons,
341 married couples with children.
121 single-parent households (41 men, 80 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% |