Morris township, Texas County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 83.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 771 (all rural)
| Males: 387 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 384 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 771 (642 owner occupied, 129 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Morris township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.9%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.68
| Morris township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Morris township: | $35,152 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $374 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,282 (it was $62,300 in 2000)
| : | $95,282 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 25.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Morris township: Noels Store (A), Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Morris township include: Fairview Church (A), Rock Springs Church (B), Hamilton Creek Church (C), Providence Church (D), Cedar Grove Church (E), Cedar Valley Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hamilton Creek Cemetery (1), White Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sycamore Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Morris township: Pairlee Freeman Barnes State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Morris township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 488
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 109
- South: 101
- West: 66
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 218
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 88
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,100
Housing units in Morris township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Morris township:
- United States or American (26.5%)
- German (17.0%)
- Irish (16.1%)
- English (12.1%)
- Dutch (6.2%)
- Italian (1.5%)
- Scottish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 173 (64%)
- Carpooled: 31 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 61 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Wood (37%)
- Electricity (15%)
98.5% of residents of Morris township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 773- In family households: 734 (205 male householders, 40 female householders)
194 spouses, 257 children (225 natural, 13 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 5 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (15 male householders (12 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 3 2-persons,
165 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (7 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 24.4% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |