Gillis Bluff township, Butler County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 54.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 764 (all rural)
Males: 378 | (49.5%) |
Females: 386 | (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 758 (596 owner occupied, 162 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 21% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Gillis Bluff township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 2.0%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.6
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Average household size: 2.54
Gillis Bluff township: | 2.5 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
Gillis Bluff township: | $36,635 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $414 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,212 (it was $58,100 in 2000)
: | $87,212 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 13.3% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Gillis Bluff township: Dekyns Gage (A), Wilhelmina Fagus Ferry (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Gillis Bluff township: Lone Prairie Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Carola Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Swamps: Long Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Gillis Bluff township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 571
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 29
- South: 158
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 258
- Mobile homes: 68
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,900
Housing units in Gillis Bluff township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 86
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (15%)
- Truck transportation (14%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (15%)
- Machinery (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Construction laborers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gillis Bluff township:
- United States or American (63.8%)
- German (11.8%)
- Irish (3.7%)
- Italian (2.5%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
- English (2.3%)
- Scottish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 180 (81%)
- Carpooled: 28 (13%)
- Walked: 14 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Utility gas (10%)
- Wood (9%)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.2% of residents of Gillis Bluff township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English well, 56% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 760- In family households: 680 (202 male householders, 57 female householders)
198 spouses, 196 children (152 natural, 0 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 80 (44 male householders (44 living alone)), 36 female householders (36 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 153 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person,
148 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (7 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 6.0% |
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: 6
Here: | 31.6% |
Missouri: | 24.9% |