Flatwoods township, Ripley County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 12.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 640 (all rural)
| Males: 297 |  (46.4%) |
| Females: 343 |  (53.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 634 (559 owner occupied, 75 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Flatwoods township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.57
| Flatwoods township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Flatwoods township: | $31,985 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $346 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,086 (it was $46,500 in 2000)
| : | $74,086 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $104,666
Here: $104,666 State: $173,356
Townhouses or other attached units: $117,592
Here: $117,592 State: $164,597
Mobile homes: $39,964
Here: $39,964 State: $50,605
| Population density: 51 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 15.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Logan Creek Fire Protection Association (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Flatwoods township: Spring Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Cypress Creek Cemetery (1), Spring Hill Cemetery (2), Center Hill Cemetery (3), Cypress Creek Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Branch (A), Cogshell Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Flatwoods township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 437
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 104
- South: 114
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 139
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 120
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,800
Housing units in Flatwoods township with a mortgage: 33 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Construction (18%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Flatwoods township:
- United States or American (42.8%)
- English (14.2%)
- Irish (12.6%)
- German (12.1%)
- European (5.7%)
- Slovak (4.6%)
- French (except Basque) (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 206 (84%)
- Carpooled: 32 (13%)
- Worked at home: 8 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Wood (24%)
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
97.6% of residents of Flatwoods township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 659- In family households: 600 (174 male householders, 31 female householders)
187 spouses, 196 children (168 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (39 male householders (36 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 3 2-persons,
126 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (5 men, 19 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% |