Locust Creek township, Linn County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 49.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 655 (all rural)
| Males: 324 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 331 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 655 (550 owner occupied, 105 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Locust Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.56
| Locust Creek township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Locust Creek township: | $37,888 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $323 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $66,697 (it was $46,300 in 2000)
| : | $66,697 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $105,614
Here: $105,614 State: $173,356
Townhouses or other attached units: $83,294
Here: $83,294 State: $164,597
Mobile homes: $37,236
Here: $37,236 State: $50,605
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Linneus.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Locust Creek township: New Garden Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Dryden Cemetery (1), New Garden Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Linneus Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Couch Branch (A), Brushy Branch (B), Big Turkey Creek (C), Kemper Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Locust Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 460
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 64
- South: 37
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 248
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 11
- Mobile homes: 30
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800
Housing units in Locust Creek township with a mortgage: 63 (4 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
- Construction (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Food (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Apparel (10%)
- Food (8%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Special education teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Locust Creek township:
- United States or American (31.7%)
- German (25.1%)
- English (11.3%)
- Irish (9.1%)
- Swedish (3.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.5%)
- Welsh (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 204 (77%)
- Carpooled: 37 (14%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 20 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.1% of residents of Locust Creek township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 600- In family households: 488 (138 male householders, 14 female householders)
132 spouses, 170 children (160 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 112 (39 male householders (32 living alone)), 50 female householders (43 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 12 2-persons, 2 6-persons,
136 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (14 men, 19 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |