Richland township, Vernon County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 228 (all rural)
| Males: 118 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 110 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 228 (164 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Richland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.1%
- Asian: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 2.6%
Median age of males: 35.2
Median age of females: 34.5
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Average household size: 2.71
| Richland township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Richland township: | $38,763 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $400 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,378 (it was $61,400 in 2000)
| : | $81,378 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 33.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 10.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Richards.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Coleman Cemetery (1), Cox Cemetery (2), White Cemetery (3), Richland Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Jantz Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shiloh Creek (A), Cottonwood Creek (B), Grassy Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 114
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 67
- South: 4
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 67
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 7 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Warehousing and storage (19%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Finance and insurance (27%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
- U. S. Postal service (12%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (41%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (23%)
- Customer service representatives (19%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:
- United States or American (30.3%)
- Irish (10.3%)
- French (except Basque) (9.0%)
- German (8.3%)
- English (7.6%)
- Scottish (7.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 41 (82%)
- Carpooled: 4 (8%)
- Other means: 2 (4%)
- Worked at home: 3 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Wood (16%)
- Electricity (10%)
98.9% of residents of Richland township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 197- In family households: 170 (38 male householders, 12 female householders)
37 spouses, 62 children (62 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (16 male householders (14 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 2 2-persons,
53 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (5 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |