Jordan township, Ripley County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 77.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 941 (all rural)
| Males: 476 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 465 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 941 (788 owner occupied, 153 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Jordan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 35.6
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Average household size: 2.71
| Jordan township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Jordan 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: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 22.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jordan township: Bay Nothing Boat Access (A), Macedonia Lookout (B), Cedar Creek Recreation Area (C), Camp Semoca (D), Buffalo Club (E), Bay Mill Eddy (F), Fernhook (G), Pinneys Camp (H), Highway K Volunteer Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jordan township include: Bellview Church (A), Church of Jesus (B), Good Hope Church (C), Macedonia Church (D), River of Life Church (E), Shiloh Church (F), Church of God (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Good Hope Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), Emmons Cemetery (3), Brooks Cemetery (4), Elizabeth Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Marlboro Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Branch (A), Sanders Creek (B), Spring Branch (C), Sugar Camp Creek (D), Barton Branch (E), Capps Creek (F), Cedar Creek (G), Colvin Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Jordan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 674
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 137
- South: 93
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 339
- Mobile homes: 127
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,900
Housing units in Jordan township with a mortgage: 44 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 66
- Wood products (17%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Construction (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Health care (44%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Woodworkers (13%)
- Business operations specialists (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jordan township:
- United States or American (28.3%)
- Irish (18.0%)
- German (16.5%)
- English (6.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.4%)
- French (except Basque) (5.2%)
- Swiss (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 211 (70%)
- Carpooled: 65 (22%)
- Walked: 8 (3%)
- Worked at home: 17 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Wood (26%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Utility gas (2%)
95.9% of residents of Jordan township speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 973- In family households: 877 (220 male householders, 47 female householders)
245 spouses, 265 children (215 natural, 0 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 59 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 18 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 96 (47 male householders (37 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 113 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 5 2-persons, 5 4-persons,
188 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (20 men, 26 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
| Here: | 25.9% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 13.1% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |