Shell Knob township, Barry County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,181 (all rural)
| Males: 584 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 597 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,181 (1,008 owner occupied, 173 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Shell Knob township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 50.3
Median age of females: 51.0
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Average household size: 2.25
| Shell Knob township: | 2.3 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.63
| Shell Knob township: | $38,697 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $412 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,518 (it was $69,500 in 2000)
| : | $104,518 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 19.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Central Crossing Fire Protection District Station 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Carter Branch (A), Cedar Branch (B), Kings River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Shell Knob township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 472
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 489
- South: 148
- West: 140
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 679
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 15
- Mobile homes: 171
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,800
Housing units in Shell Knob township with a mortgage: 162 (15 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 118
- Construction (34%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Shell Knob township:
- United States or American (31.2%)
- German (16.4%)
- English (14.4%)
- Irish (7.7%)
- Dutch (3.7%)
- Norwegian (2.8%)
- Polish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 379 (80%)
- Carpooled: 76 (16%)
- Bicycle: 20 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (12%)
98.5% of residents of Shell Knob township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,266- In family households: 1,087 (339 male householders, 62 female householders)
392 spouses, 228 children (191 natural, 3 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 179 (73 male householders (64 living alone)), 80 female householders (71 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 285 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 135 1-person, 13 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
164 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (18 men, 21 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 10.1% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 11.8% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 23.1% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |