Myrtle township, Oregon County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 25.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 420 (all rural)
| Males: 210 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 210 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 420 (323 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Myrtle township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 43.7
Median age of females: 43.0
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Average household size: 2.49
| Myrtle township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.76
| Myrtle township: | $27,480 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $325 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,392 (it was $53,600 in 2000)
| : | $70,392 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 27.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Myrtle township include: Church of God Chapel (A), First Baptist Church (B), Freewill Baptist Church (C), Byrd Church (D), Community Church (E), Center Point Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Byrd Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: S Jones Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Valley Creek (A), Stubblefield Branch (B), Bee Fork (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Myrtle township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 211
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 68
- South: 114
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 169
- Mobile homes: 48
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,300
Housing units in Myrtle township with a mortgage: 28 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (16%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Textile mills and textile products (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Bus drivers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Myrtle township:
- German (24.5%)
- United States or American (19.2%)
- English (10.6%)
- Irish (10.2%)
- Dutch (2.4%)
- Scottish (2.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 96 (68%)
- Carpooled: 32 (23%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 8 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Wood (32%)
- Electricity (16%)
99.5% of residents of Myrtle township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 408- In family households: 359 (116 male householders, 14 female householders)
107 spouses, 106 children (97 natural, 2 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (20 male householders (14 living alone)), 12 female householders (9 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
51 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (12 men, 19 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): 3
| Here: | 10.7% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |