Taylor township, Shelby County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 53.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 252 (all rural)
| Males: 119 |  (47.2%) |
| Females: 133 |  (52.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 252 (211 owner occupied, 41 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Taylor township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 42.2
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Average household size: 2.60
| Taylor township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Taylor township: | $35,597 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $315 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,517 (it was $49,900 in 2000)
| : | $69,517 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 16.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 8.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Leonard.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Taylor township include: Mennonite Church (A), Church of the Brethren (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Peoples Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2), Garnett Cemetery (3), Cedar Grove Cemetery (4), Cherry Box Cemetery (5), Gray Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hilton Branch (A), Perry Branch (B), Saling Branch (C), Gray Branch (D), Goodson Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Taylor township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 256
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 26
- South: 0
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 128
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,800
Housing units in Taylor township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Health care (12%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Construction (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
- Secondary school teachers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (24%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Plant and system operators (7%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Taylor township:
- United States or American (46.0%)
- German (30.5%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- Italian (5.2%)
- English (4.6%)
- European (1.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 108 (79%)
- Carpooled: 7 (5%)
- Other means: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 17 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (3%)
98.2% of residents of Taylor township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 289- In family households: 265 (75 male householders, 7 female householders)
82 spouses, 101 children (99 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person,
66 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 10.0% |
| 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: | 16.7% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |