Elk township, Stoddard County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 108.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 421 (all rural)
Males: 209 | (49.6%) |
Females: 212 | (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 421 (279 owner occupied, 142 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 34% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Elk township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.6%
- Black: 5.2%
- Two or more races: 2.1%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 38.4
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Average household size: 2.65
Elk township: | 2.6 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
Elk township: | $39,197 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $364 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,476 (it was $56,800 in 2000)
: | $81,476 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 22.7% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Vinson School (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Elk township include: Vinson Church (A), Hopewell Church (B), New Mount Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cravins Cemetery (1), Stones Chapel Cemetery (2), Barker Cemetery (3), Ivester Cemetery (4), Cravins Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Lower Castor River (A), Caney Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Elk 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, 41% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 301
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 64
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 166
- One, attached: 6
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Elk township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
- Construction (15%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (19%)
- Textile mills and textile products (10%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (16%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elk township:
- United States or American (57.8%)
- German (12.6%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- English (3.7%)
- Italian (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 146 (81%)
- Carpooled: 21 (12%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 10 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
99.4% of residents of Elk township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 385- In family households: 342 (94 male householders, 18 female householders)
99 spouses, 102 children (92 natural, 7 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (34 male householders (34 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person,
73 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (9 men, 15 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% |