Sherman township, DeKalb County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 56.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 522 (all rural)
| Males: 272 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 250 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 522 (426 owner occupied, 96 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Sherman township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 40.4
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Average household size: 2.56
| Sherman township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Sherman township: | $43,674 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,338 (it was $70,400 in 2000)
| : | $107,338 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Sherman township include: Mount Moriah Church (A), Faith Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Union Chapel Cemetery (1), Sharp Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Morgan Branch (A), Crooked Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of Sherman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 401
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 55
- South: 12
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
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: 179
- Mobile homes: 43
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Sherman township with a mortgage: 37 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (9%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Paper (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Customer service representatives (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sherman township:
- German (37.8%)
- English (20.4%)
- United States or American (11.3%)
- Irish (7.3%)
- Polish (3.3%)
- Norwegian (2.5%)
- Swiss (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 147 (64%)
- Carpooled: 46 (20%)
- Other means: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 30 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
98.2% of residents of Sherman township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 495- In family households: 447 (136 male householders, 12 female householders)
136 spouses, 132 children (116 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 4 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (26 male householders (21 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 5 2-persons,
121 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (4 men, 7 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: 2
| Here: | 15.4% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |