Montgomery township, Wright County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 79.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 518 (all rural)
| Males: 263 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 255 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 518 (447 owner occupied, 71 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Montgomery township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 42.7
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.64
| Montgomery township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Montgomery township: | $28,374 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $357 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,295 (it was $65,600 in 2000)
| : | $84,295 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 25.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 8.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Montgomery township: Jarres Ford (A), Sunny Side (B), Northern Wright County Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Montgomery township include: Evening Shade Church (A), Liberty Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Blankenship Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flannery Branch (A), Crooked Creek (B), Pollock Creek (C), Shelby Branch (D), Beaver Creek (E), Dry Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Montgomery township: Wilber Allen Memorial State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Montgomery township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 353
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 52
- South: 43
- West: 39
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 197
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 26
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,300
Housing units in Montgomery township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Health care (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Retail florists (6%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Montgomery township:
- United States or American (41.3%)
- German (15.5%)
- Irish (11.7%)
- English (9.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
- Swedish (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 103 (53%)
- Carpooled: 42 (22%)
- Walked: 8 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 40 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Wood (40%)
- Electricity (19%)
- No fuel used (1%)
99.6% of residents of Montgomery township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 494- In family households: 444 (118 male householders, 17 female householders)
116 spouses, 152 children (133 natural, 9 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 12 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (16 male householders (15 living alone)), 21 female householders (18 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 1 2-persons, 3 5-persons,
91 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (4 men, 15 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% |