Chariton township, Howard County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 65.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 1,706 (all rural)
| Males: 810 |  (47.5%) |
| Females: 896 |  (52.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,644 (1,323 owner occupied, 321 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Chariton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.7%
- Black: 6.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 40.6
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Average household size: 2.48
| Chariton township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Chariton township: | $42,342 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $357 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,726 (it was $67,500 in 2000)
| : | $93,726 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Glasgow.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bluffport (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Chariton township include: Richland Church (A), Chariton Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Green Cemetery (1), Price Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Star Lake (A), Number 120 Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Fork (A), Blue Creek (B), Barber Branch (C), Richland Creek (D), Hurricane Creek (E), Rocky Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Chariton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% 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: 1507
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 120
- South: 21
- West: 25
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
50 people in nursing homes
12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 593
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 11
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 2
- 10 to 19: 26
- Mobile homes: 57
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
Housing units in Chariton township with a mortgage: 174 (8 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 178
- Construction (23%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)
- Utilities (3%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chariton township:
- German (50.2%)
- United States or American (17.9%)
- Irish (7.0%)
- English (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
- European (1.6%)
- Scottish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 651 (78%)
- Carpooled: 120 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 20 (2%)
- Worked at home: 42 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
50 people in nursing homes
12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
99.1% of residents of Chariton township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,633- In family households: 1,397 (346 male householders, 80 female householders)
367 spouses, 525 children (487 natural, 9 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 19 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 236 (106 male householders (93 living alone)), 106 female householders (101 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 55 (48 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 194 1-person, 13 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
334 married couples with children.
88 single-parent households (20 men, 68 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 66
| Here: | 32.8% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
| Here: | 52.9% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |