Orrick township, Ray County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 42.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 1,433 (all rural)
| Males: 707 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 726 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,433 (1,139 owner occupied, 294 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Orrick township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 35.9
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Average household size: 2.62
| Orrick township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Orrick township: | $50,038 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $490 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $114,338 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
| : | $114,338 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 34 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Orrick.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Orrick township: Union Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Dillen Cemetery (1), Lewis Cemetery (2), Riffe Cemetery (3), Barsher Cemetery (4), South Point Cemetery (5), Gordan Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Ralph Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: East Fork Rollins Creek (A), Bogart Creek (B), West Fork Rollins Creek (C), Fishing River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Orrick township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1151
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 137
- South: 79
- West: 29
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 467
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 48
- 5 to 9: 16
- Mobile homes: 53
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Orrick township with a mortgage: 171 (13 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 134
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Orrick township:
- United States or American (47.5%)
- German (15.6%)
- English (8.0%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- Italian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 579 (81%)
- Carpooled: 89 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 11 (2%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
97.9% of residents of Orrick township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,406- In family households: 1,263 (312 male householders, 93 female householders)
317 spouses, 466 children (414 natural, 6 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 5 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 143 (65 male householders (57 living alone)), 64 female householders (60 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 117 1-person, 12 2-persons,
289 married couples with children.
86 single-parent households (26 men, 60 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 3.4% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |