Harrison township, Scotland County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 41.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 407 (all rural)
Males: 200 | (49.1%) |
Females: 207 | (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 407 (313 owner occupied, 94 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Harrison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 35.1
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.68
Harrison township: | 2.7 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.41
Harrison township: | $38,658 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $266 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $68,933 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
: | $68,933 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 29.7% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 6.5% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: South Gorin.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Ewing Cemetery (1), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (2), Shacklett Cemetery (3), Sutter Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Ella Ewing Reservoir (A), D-25 Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 12% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 206
- Northeast: 33
- Midwest: 148
- South: 13
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 12
- Mobile homes: 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,500
Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Health care (34%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:
- United States or American (48.4%)
- German (19.5%)
- Irish (14.2%)
- French (except Basque) (2.4%)
- Swedish (2.4%)
- Norwegian (2.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 86 (57%)
- Carpooled: 31 (21%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
- Worked at home: 25 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Wood (16%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (1%)
91.4% of residents of Harrison township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 406- In family households: 354 (81 male householders, 23 female householders)
85 spouses, 137 children (126 natural, 2 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 5 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (21 male householders (18 living alone)), 28 female householders (28 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 3 2-persons,
111 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (5 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Here: | 34.2% |
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% |