Castor township, Madison County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 54.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 984 (all rural)
| Males: 498 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 486 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 984 (819 owner occupied, 165 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Castor township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 2.65
| Castor township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Castor township: | $35,530 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $403 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,712 (it was $54,900 in 2000)
| : | $83,712 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Castor township include: Cornwall Church (A), Miller Chapel (B), Mount Gilead Church (C), Spring Valley Church (D), Cornwall Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Spring Valley Cemetery (1), Underwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Newman Lake (A), Leaky Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hackle Creek (A), Henderson Creek (B), Snowden Branch (C), Spring Valley Creek (D), Tucker Creek (E), Turkey Creek (F), White Spring Branch (G), Indian Creek (H), Cape Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Castor township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 793
- Northeast: 23
- Midwest: 62
- South: 32
- West: 43
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 337
- Mobile homes: 125
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Castor township with a mortgage: 60 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Construction (14%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (13%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Utilities (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Castor township:
- United States or American (27.2%)
- German (24.4%)
- Irish (13.5%)
- English (5.5%)
- Norwegian (4.1%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
- Swedish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 294 (83%)
- Carpooled: 57 (16%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Wood (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
98.6% of residents of Castor township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 953- In family households: 875 (264 male householders, 33 female householders)
269 spouses, 288 children (269 natural, 7 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 78 (51 male householders (51 living alone)), 27 female householders (27 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 125 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 88 4-persons, 13 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person,
184 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (13 men, 43 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 16.8% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 38.9% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |