Cedar township, Pettis County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 29.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 893 (all rural)
| Males: 434 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 459 |  (51.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 776 (655 owner occupied, 121 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Cedar township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.0%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 43.4
Median age of females: 47.6
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Average household size: 2.47
| Cedar township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Cedar township: | $38,254 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $493 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,476 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
| : | $95,476 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 30 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 27.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Cedar township include: Bethel Church (A), Mount Herman Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Marvin Howard Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Smelser Creek (A), Brushy Creek (B), Little Muddy Creek (C), Cedar Creek (D), Sewer Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Cedar township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% 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: 128
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
91 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
26 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 43
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,400
- Construction (14%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Health care (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cedar township:
- Norwegian (60.2%)
- German (14.0%)
- United States or American (9.7%)
- Swedish (7.5%)
- Danish (3.2%)
- French (except Basque) (3.2%)
- Italian (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 35 (95%)
- Carpooled: 2 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Wood (22%)
- Electricity (8%)
91 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
26 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 141- In family households: 127 (28 male householders, 7 female householders)
29 spouses, 57 children (44 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
151 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (5 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 26.9% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 66.7% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |