Gatewood township, Ripley County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 53.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 374 (all rural)
| Males: 191 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 183 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 374 (340 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Gatewood township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 43.4
Median age of females: 42.4
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Average household size: 2.58
| Gatewood township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Gatewood 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: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 19.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Gatewood Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Gatewood township include: New Home Church (A), Tucker Church (B), Lebanon Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Middle Fork Fourche Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Gatewood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 145
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 30
- South: 157
- West: 42
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 110
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 41
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,700
Housing units in Gatewood township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Wood products (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Woodworkers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gatewood township:
- United States or American (24.0%)
- German (21.5%)
- English (16.7%)
- Irish (11.8%)
- French (except Basque) (8.5%)
- Scottish (4.9%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 88 (62%)
- Carpooled: 34 (24%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Wood (30%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Utility gas (4%)
97.8% of residents of Gatewood township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 385- In family households: 356 (107 male householders, 12 female householders)
109 spouses, 102 children (81 natural, 10 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 8 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 13 female householders (12 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 1 2-persons,
69 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (4 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 4.7% |
| 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% |