St. Francois township, Butler County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 51.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 1,628 (all rural)
| Males: 807 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 821 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,628 (1,380 owner occupied, 248 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in St. Francois township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 43.0
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Average household size: 2.30
| St. Francois township: | 2.3 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.74
| St. Francois township: | $36,635 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $414 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,212 (it was $58,100 in 2000)
| : | $87,212 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in St. Francois township: Hamtown (A), Green Hill Farm (B), University of Missouri Forestry Camp (C), Hodges Ferry (D), Butler County Fire Protection District Rockwood Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in St. Francois township include: Hamtown Church (A), Little Brushy Church (B), Star Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Owens Cemetery (1), Blue Spring Cemetery (2), Stephenson Cemetery (3), Huffman Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Blue Spring Pond (A), Panther Run Slough (B), Roper Lake (C), Crum Lake (D), McDaniel Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Prong Indian Creek (A), Franklin Creek (B), Mud Creek (C), Peppermint Creek (D), Redman Creek (E), West Prong Indian Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Cypress Branch (H), Caney Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in St. Francois township include: Rockwood Point Recreation Area (1), Redman Creek Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of St. Francois township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1140
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 151
- South: 186
- West: 80
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 571
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 386
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,700
Housing units in St. Francois township with a mortgage: 97 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 128
- Construction (17%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in St. Francois township:
- United States or American (33.3%)
- German (15.2%)
- Irish (15.2%)
- English (14.4%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 485 (82%)
- Carpooled: 105 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Wood (13%)
99.6% of residents of St. Francois township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,563- In family households: 1,304 (389 male householders, 66 female householders)
401 spouses, 367 children (288 natural, 0 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 27 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 259 (118 male householders (85 living alone)), 110 female householders (110 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 267 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 12 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 195 1-person, 33 2-persons,
223 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (28 men, 37 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): 8
| Here: | 9.4% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |