Lesterville township, Reynolds County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 110.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 689 (all rural)
| Males: 341 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 348 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 689 (544 owner occupied, 145 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Lesterville township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 44.1
Median age of females: 44.8
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Average household size: 2.32
| Lesterville township: | 2.3 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.74
| Lesterville township: | $34,169 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $347 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,712 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
| : | $83,712 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 11.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lesterville township: Taum Sauk Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Powerplant (A), Scudder Camp (B), Taum Sauk Nature Museum (C), Northern Reynolds County Fire Protection District (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lesterville township include: Our Lady of Sorrow Church (A), Marys Chapel (B), Walker Branch Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Dobbins Cemetery (1), Hyatts Creek Cemetery (2), Chapman Cemetery (3), Fitzgerald Cemetery (4), Hasty Cemetery (5), Rayfield Cemetery (6), Shy Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Pershall Lake Upper (A), Number 49 Lake (B), Lower Reservoir (C), Upper Reservoir (D), Sherwood Forest Lake (E), Pershall Lakes (F), Pershall Lake Lower (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Black River (A), Imboden Fork (B), Middle Fork Black River (C), Mill Creek (D), Paynes Branch (E), Peola Branch (F), Shut-in Creek (G), Taum Sauk Creek (H), Walker Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Lesterville township: Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Lesterville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 547
- Northeast: 18
- Midwest: 48
- South: 39
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 368
- Mobile homes: 89
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,900
Housing units in Lesterville township with a mortgage: 47 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lesterville township:
- United States or American (23.7%)
- German (16.1%)
- Irish (16.1%)
- English (14.3%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.1%)
- Polish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 201 (73%)
- Carpooled: 50 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Wood (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
99.0% of residents of Lesterville township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 667- In family households: 578 (180 male householders, 27 female householders)
175 spouses, 165 children (144 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 7 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 89 (35 male householders (30 living alone)), 44 female householders (41 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
102 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (8 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 6.3% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |