Sinkin township, Dent County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 71.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 379 (all rural)
| Males: 194 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 185 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 379 (266 owner occupied, 113 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Sinkin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 89.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 4.0%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 6.3%
Median age of males: 34.3
Median age of females: 33.8
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Average household size: 2.69
| Sinkin township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
| Sinkin township: | $35,967 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $371 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,615 (it was $62,400 in 2000)
| : | $83,615 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 22.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Chatman Cemetery (1), Gray Cemetery (2), Hanning Cemetery (3), Swiney Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Brooks Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gordon Creek (A), Gray Branch (B), Hodge Creek (C), Stringer Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Sinkin township: Sinkin Experimental Forest (1). Display/hide its location on the map
46% of Sinkin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 304
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 29
- South: 22
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 6
- Mobile homes: 44
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,000
Housing units in Sinkin township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Construction (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Construction laborers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sinkin township:
- German (19.2%)
- United States or American (17.3%)
- Irish (13.8%)
- European (4.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.1%)
- English (2.7%)
- Italian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (72%)
- Carpooled: 23 (18%)
- Walked: 6 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Wood (35%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
96.6% of residents of Sinkin township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 404- In family households: 351 (88 male householders, 17 female householders)
86 spouses, 148 children (133 natural, 0 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 1 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (17 male householders (13 living alone)), 26 female householders (22 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 8 2-persons,
95 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (12 men, 13 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 9.5% |
| 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% |