Marion township, Buchanan County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 48.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,226 (all rural)
| Males: 591 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 635 |  (51.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,226 (1,035 owner occupied, 191 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Marion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 41.1
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Average household size: 2.58
| Marion township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Marion township: | $43,895 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $550 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,700 (it was $72,500 in 2000)
| : | $110,700 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $129,164
Here: $129,164 State: $173,356
Townhouses or other attached units: $190,641
Here: $190,641 State: $164,597
In 2-unit structures: $142,762
Here: $142,762 State: $128,124
Mobile homes: $40,101
Here: $40,101 State: $50,605
| Population density: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Easton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: San Antonio Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Marion township include: Seven Dolors Church (A), Freeman Chapel (B), Midway Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Courtney Cemetery (2), Minor Cemetery (3), Bowen Cemetery (4), Blakely Cemetery (5), Kessler Cemetery (6), Moxley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Baker Lake (A), Wales Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Becks Branch (A), Third Fork (B), Muddy Creek (C), James Branch (D), One Hundred and Two River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1003
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 100
- South: 43
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 406
- One, attached: 3
- 3 or 4: 16
- Mobile homes: 65
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800
Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 88 (17 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 102
- Machinery (16%)
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Health care (42%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Health and personal care, except drug, stores (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Registered nurses (16%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
- German (41.1%)
- Irish (14.5%)
- English (9.9%)
- United States or American (9.9%)
- British (4.0%)
- Norwegian (3.9%)
- European (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 568 (93%)
- Carpooled: 29 (5%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 3 (0%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
98.4% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,165- In family households: 1,032 (316 male householders, 46 female householders)
306 spouses, 325 children (284 natural, 9 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 133 (57 male householders (42 living alone)), 64 female householders (64 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 168 2-persons, 96 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 15 2-persons,
248 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (14 men, 28 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% |