Platte township, Andrew County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 57.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 484 (all rural)
| Males: 239 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 245 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 484 (394 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Platte township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 43.2
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Average household size: 2.48
| Platte township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Platte township: | $53,821 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $534 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $124,158 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
| : | $124,158 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Rea.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Reservoirs: Lake La Verne (A), Culver Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Clear Creek (A), Hickory Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Platte township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 395
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 95
- South: 19
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
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: 183
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 28
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,000
Housing units in Platte township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (17%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Social assistance (18%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Platte township:
- German (27.2%)
- United States or American (20.6%)
- Irish (13.2%)
- English (10.7%)
- European (7.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.0%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 164 (69%)
- Carpooled: 46 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (1%)
99.8% of residents of Platte township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 513- In family households: 464 (128 male householders, 12 female householders)
142 spouses, 144 children (116 natural, 13 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (19 male householders (17 living alone)), 24 female householders (16 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 10 2-persons,
85 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (9 men, 6 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): 2
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |