Mountain Grove township, Wright County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 54.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 5,927 (74% urban, 26% rural)
| Males: 2,720 |  (45.9%) |
| Females: 3,207 |  (54.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,812 (3,709 owner occupied, 2,103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 36% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Mountain Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 40.1
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Average household size: 2.35
| Mountain Grove township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Mountain Grove 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: 110 people per square mile | (average). |
Cities in this township include: Mountain Grove.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Mountain Grove township include: Fairmount Church (A), Fairview Church (B), Stony Point Church (C), Lone Star Church (D), Whetstone Church (E), Caudle Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sanders Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Mountain Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 42
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Mountain Grove township, Missouri:
- 84 people in nursing homes
- 21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 25
- Construction (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mountain Grove township:
- German (63.4%)
- Dutch (22.0%)
- Soviet Union (14.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7 (44%)
- Walked: 1 (6%)
- Worked at home: 8 (50%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Wood (11%)
People in group quarters in Mountain Grove township, Missouri:
- 84 people in nursing homes
- 21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
67.5% of residents of Mountain Grove township speak English at home.
32.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 42- In family households: 39 (10 male householders, 2 female householders)
8 spouses, 12 children (7 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (1 male householders (1 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 2 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
1,021 married couples with children.
407 single-parent households (98 men, 309 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 75.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 28.6% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |