Metz township, Vernon County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 48.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 348 (all rural)
| Males: 171 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 177 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 348 (295 owner occupied, 53 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Metz township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- Black: 2.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Median age of males: 29.6
Median age of females: 28.8
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Average household size: 3.08
| Metz township: | 3.1 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.66
| Metz township: | $38,763 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $400 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,378 (it was $61,400 in 2000)
| : | $81,378 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 43.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 21.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Metz.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Metz township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pryor Creek Cemetery (1), Rhea Cemetery (2), Rinehart Cemetery (3), Summers Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: W S Charles Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cottonwood Creek (A), Christian Creek (B), Townsend Slough (C), Pryor Creek (D), Reed Creek (E), Rutledge Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Metz township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 206
- Northeast: 32
- Midwest: 41
- South: 70
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 117
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,200
Housing units in Metz township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
- Construction (16%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Warehousing and storage (3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Health care (18%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Carpenters (10%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (29%)
- Accountants and auditors (16%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Health technologists and technicians (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Metz township:
- German (58.6%)
- United States or American (21.6%)
- English (4.5%)
- Swiss (4.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.7%)
- Scottish (2.7%)
- Italian (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53 (56%)
- Other means: 10 (11%)
- Worked at home: 32 (34%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Wood (36%)
- Electricity (8%)
76.2% of residents of Metz township speak English at home.
23.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 356- In family households: 310 (70 male householders, 9 female householders)
77 spouses, 152 children (150 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person,
123 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (3 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
| Here: | 71.4% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |