Jefferson township, Cedar County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 50.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 691 (all rural)
| Males: 356 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 335 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 691 (599 owner occupied, 92 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 43.0
Median age of females: 41.9
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Average household size: 2.49
| Jefferson township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Jefferson township: | $30,015 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,045 (it was $61,600 in 2000)
| : | $86,045 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jefferson township: Owens Mill (A), Mollie (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jefferson township include: Forest Home Church (A), Sand Hill Church (B), Fairview Missionary Church (C), Alder Church (D), High Point Church (E), Antioch Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Simrell Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Montgomery Lake (A), Truitt Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crabtree Branch (A), South Fork Turkey Creek (B), Spring Creek (C), Jump Off Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 420
- Northeast: 51
- Midwest: 129
- South: 64
- West: 75
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 274
- Mobile homes: 79
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,100
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 44 (14 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Private households (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Electricians (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- United States or American (35.2%)
- Irish (18.5%)
- German (16.9%)
- English (12.7%)
- Czech (3.7%)
- Polish (2.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 176 (59%)
- Carpooled: 65 (22%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (2%)
- Walked: 14 (5%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 31 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Wood (14%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
95.3% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 754- In family households: 677 (209 male householders, 28 female householders)
216 spouses, 199 children (161 natural, 25 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 77 (22 male householders (17 living alone)), 38 female householders (36 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 141 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 2 2-persons, 5 4-persons,
134 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (6 men, 13 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.2% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
| Here: | 14.9% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |