Center township, Hickory County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 21.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 765 (all rural)
| Males: 378 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 387 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 765 (696 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 54.4
Median age of females: 54.5
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Average household size: 2.18
| Center township: | 2.2 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.52
| Center township: | $29,047 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $326 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,962 (it was $61,400 in 2000)
| : | $95,962 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Center township: Saint Bernadette Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Dorman Cemetery (1), Liberty Cemetery (2), Clark Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clark Branch (A), Mill Creek (B), Jordan Branch (C), Green Branch (D), Swede Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Center township: Dam Site Public Use Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 485
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 170
- South: 93
- West: 73
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 259
- Mobile homes: 256
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 65 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 97
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (15%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- United States or American (26.4%)
- German (22.2%)
- English (15.7%)
- Irish (9.4%)
- French (except Basque) (5.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.4%)
- Swedish (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 171 (86%)
- Carpooled: 25 (13%)
- Worked at home: 3 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
99.1% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 827- In family households: 706 (266 male householders, 23 female householders)
281 spouses, 108 children (108 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 121 (63 male householders (58 living alone)), 51 female householders (51 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 224 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 5 2-persons,
81 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (9 men, 10 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% |