Forest township, Holt County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 415 (all rural)
| Males: 209 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 206 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 415 (339 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Forest township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 2.2%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 38.9
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Average household size: 2.47
| Forest township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Forest township: | $42,572 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $335 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,712 (it was $50,700 in 2000)
| : | $76,712 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Forest City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Roderick Cemetery (1), Wilson Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Gordan Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cannon Creek (A), Little Tarkio Creek (B), Kimsey Creek (C), Howley Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of Forest township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 348
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 29
- South: 8
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 144
- One, attached: 7
- 3 or 4: 17
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Forest township with a mortgage: 40 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Forest township:
- United States or American (40.3%)
- German (34.6%)
- Irish (7.6%)
- Dutch (7.2%)
- English (4.9%)
- European (1.1%)
- Swedish (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 164 (89%)
- Carpooled: 14 (8%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (43%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
99.0% of residents of Forest township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 419- In family households: 357 (101 male householders, 19 female householders)
93 spouses, 121 children (103 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 9 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (17 male householders (10 living alone)), 33 female householders (31 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
91 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (7 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.6% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |