Red Oak township, Lawrence County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 41.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 385 (all rural)
| Males: 190 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 195 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 385 (306 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Red Oak township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 33.7
Median age of females: 34.4
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Average household size: 2.81
| Red Oak township: | 2.8 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Red Oak township: | $38,995 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $428 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,101 (it was $68,500 in 2000)
| : | $91,101 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 9.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Red Oak township include: Plew Church (A), Salem Church (B), Stone Chapel (C), White Oak Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McCune Cemetery (1), Grays Point Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Poirot Farms Lake (A), Number 71 Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Red Oak township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 216
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 27
- South: 43
- West: 37
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 110
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,200
Housing units in Red Oak township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Private households (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Red Oak township:
- United States or American (57.6%)
- English (15.7%)
- German (11.9%)
- Irish (2.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
- Norwegian (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 105 (80%)
- Carpooled: 8 (6%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Other means: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 12 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Wood (9%)
- Other fuel (3%)
89.5% of residents of Red Oak township speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 345- In family households: 304 (72 male householders, 16 female householders)
79 spouses, 128 children (124 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (19 male householders (15 living alone)), 14 female householders (12 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 22 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 6 2-persons,
92 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (4 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 17.8% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |