Medicine township, Mercer County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 49.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 155 (all rural)
Males: 78 | (50.3%) |
Females: 77 | (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 155 (132 owner occupied, 23 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Medicine township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.58
Medicine township: | 2.6 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.78
Medicine township: | $39,890 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $306 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $65,725 (it was $40,000 in 2000)
: | $65,725 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 5.5% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Medicine township: Topsy Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: White Oak Cemetery (1), Half Rock Cemetery (2), Barnes Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Hammond Brothers Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
54% of Medicine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 90
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 42
- South: 5
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 70
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Medicine township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (61%)
- Construction (11%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (14%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Food (9%)
- Apparel (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (17%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (14%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Medicine township:
- United States or American (33.7%)
- English (20.4%)
- German (14.3%)
- European (10.2%)
- Scottish (9.2%)
- Dutch (4.1%)
- Czechoslovakian (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 45 (57%)
- Carpooled: 9 (11%)
- Walked: 5 (6%)
- Worked at home: 20 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Utility gas (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 145- In family households: 139 (50 male householders, 4 female householders)
51 spouses, 34 children (28 natural, 4 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
32 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 55.6% |
Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 50.0% |
Missouri: | 11.6% |