Sheridan township, Dallas County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 30.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,170 (all rural)
| Males: 589 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 581 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,170 (996 owner occupied, 174 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Sheridan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.78
| Sheridan township: | 2.8 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Sheridan township: | $39,740 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $395 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,587 (it was $70,200 in 2000)
| : | $98,587 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 39 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Sheridan township include: Free Will Chapel (A), Mount Olive Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mallard Cemetery (1), Mount Olive Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Sheridan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 948
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 72
- South: 76
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 320
- Mobile homes: 111
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,900
Housing units in Sheridan township with a mortgage: 69 (0 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Construction (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Health care (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Health care (12%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Private households (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sheridan township:
- United States or American (28.2%)
- German (27.3%)
- Irish (16.7%)
- English (16.4%)
- Scottish (2.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- Danish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 434 (78%)
- Carpooled: 50 (9%)
- Worked at home: 75 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Wood (33%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Other fuel (2%)
99.2% of residents of Sheridan township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,132- In family households: 1,054 (334 male householders, 22 female householders)
323 spouses, 340 children (284 natural, 14 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 8 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 78 (31 male householders (31 living alone)), 47 female householders (47 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person,
263 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (18 men, 40 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |