Mendon township, Chariton County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population: 348 (all rural)
| Males: 163 |  (46.8%) |
| Females: 185 |  (53.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 348 (300 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Mendon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 39.7
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Average household size: 2.40
| Mendon township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Mendon township: | $39,012 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $291 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $72,628 (it was $52,700 in 2000)
| : | $72,628 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Mendon.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Newcomer Cemetery (1), Old Mendon Cemetery (2), Jackson Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Silver Lake Pool (A), Silver Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elm Branch (A), Hickory Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Mendon township: Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Mendon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 251
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 63
- South: 3
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 178
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Mendon township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (12%)
- Construction (11%)
- Rail transportation (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (18%)
- Health care (11%)
- Printing and related support activities (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Printing workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (21%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Special education teachers (6%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mendon township:
- United States or American (31.1%)
- German (24.3%)
- English (10.7%)
- Irish (9.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.8%)
- Dutch (4.4%)
- Scottish (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 109 (84%)
- Carpooled: 7 (5%)
- Walked: 11 (9%)
- Worked at home: 2 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
97.4% of residents of Mendon township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 329- In family households: 289 (82 male householders, 10 female householders)
95 spouses, 99 children (95 natural, 1 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 25 female householders (23 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 2 2-persons,
80 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 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% |