Spencer township, Douglas County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 27.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 374 (all rural)
| Males: 181 |  (48.4%) |
| Females: 193 |  (51.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 374 (328 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Spencer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 34.2
Median age of females: 32.9
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Average household size: 2.71
| Spencer township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Spencer township: | $31,826 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $384 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $100,046 (it was $67,700 in 2000)
| : | $100,046 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 10.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Spencer township include: Mount Olive Church (A), Breeden Church (B), Wagner Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Swearengin Cemetery (1), Hall Cemetery (2), Maggard Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honey Branch (A), Bad Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
44% of Spencer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 166
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 60
- South: 103
- West: 22
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 73
- Mobile homes: 78
Median worth of mobile homes: $80,600
Housing units in Spencer township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Repair and maintenance (18%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Finance and insurance (22%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
- Private households (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Apparel (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (18%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Physicians and surgeons (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
- Top executives (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Spencer township:
- German (57.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (15.5%)
- United States or American (9.7%)
- English (6.8%)
- Irish (4.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 90 (61%)
- Carpooled: 58 (39%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (19%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 351- In family households: 318 (77 male householders, 27 female householders)
88 spouses, 97 children (81 natural, 6 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person,
75 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (5 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 38.7% |
| 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: 7
| Here: | 36.8% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |