Chariton township, Randolph County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 59.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.7 sq. mi.
Population: 296 (all rural)
| Males: 150 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 146 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 296 (226 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Chariton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.2%
- Black: 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.55
| Chariton township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.74
| Chariton township: | $35,430 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $437 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,253 (it was $52,000 in 2000)
| : | $82,253 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 13.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Grand Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Chariton township include: Cumberland Chapel (A), Eldad Church (B), Union Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hickory Grove Cemetery (1), Barnhart Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Thomas Hill Reservoir (A), Kohl Lake (B), Riley Lake (C), Stuck Lake (D), Thomas Brothers Lake (E), Solitude Lake (F), Adams Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Brush Creek (A), Walnut Creek (B), Stinking Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% 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, 80% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 200
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 39
- South: 10
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 105
- Mobile homes: 92
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,000
Housing units in Chariton township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Construction (35%)
- Health care (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (10%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (19%)
- Registered nurses (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Life and physical scientists (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chariton township:
- United States or American (29.7%)
- German (24.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (14.2%)
- Irish (7.7%)
- English (4.5%)
- Swedish (4.5%)
- Dutch (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 100 (61%)
- Carpooled: 26 (16%)
- Walked: 18 (11%)
- Other means: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 14 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Wood (16%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 269- In family households: 237 (76 male householders, 12 female householders)
78 spouses, 53 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (12 male householders (6 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 19 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 6 2-persons,
55 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (8 men, 1 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% |