Jasper township, Jasper County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 43.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 599 (all rural)
| Males: 311 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 288 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 587 (478 owner occupied, 109 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Jasper township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.56
| Jasper township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Jasper township: | $40,967 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $499 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,200 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
| : | $106,200 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Asbury.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jasper township: Georgia City (A), Asbury Fire Protection District Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Georgia City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Asbury Farms Lake (A), Browning West Lake (B), Blackberry Hay Farm Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little North Fork (A), North Fork Spring River (B), Murphy Creek (C), Pond Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Jasper township: Wah-Sha-She Prairie State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Jasper township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 332
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 134
- South: 74
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 179
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 73
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500
Housing units in Jasper township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Leather and allied products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (7%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jasper township:
- German (23.0%)
- English (21.5%)
- Dutch (17.9%)
- Irish (9.6%)
- United States or American (6.9%)
- French (except Basque) (5.7%)
- Swedish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 206 (81%)
- Carpooled: 39 (15%)
- Worked at home: 10 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (15%)
- Utility gas (4%)
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.0% of residents of Jasper township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 556- In family households: 508 (149 male householders, 38 female householders)
148 spouses, 169 children (136 natural, 9 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (20 male householders (16 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 11 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 96 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 4 2-persons,
124 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (9 men, 12 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: 2
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |