Union township, Barton County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 347 (all rural)
| Males: 185 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 162 |  (46.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 347 (291 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- Asian: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.57
| Union township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Union township: | $40,195 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $348 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,351 (it was $58,600 in 2000)
| : | $82,351 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Irwin.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Fairbanks (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Union township: Bluff Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bakers Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bucks Run Creek (A), Little Creek (B), Moores Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
49% of Union 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, 50% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 214
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 43
- South: 28
- West: 34
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 95
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 54
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,400
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (17%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (17%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Construction (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (19%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Woodworkers (9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- Irish (28.5%)
- United States or American (28.0%)
- German (16.1%)
- English (10.8%)
- Finnish (5.9%)
- European (2.2%)
- Italian (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 120 (77%)
- Carpooled: 28 (18%)
- Worked at home: 8 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (16%)
- Utility gas (15%)
95.7% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 332- In family households: 296 (92 male householders, 9 female householders)
84 spouses, 76 children (59 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (27 male householders (23 living alone)), 1 female householders (1 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 3 2-persons, 1 4-persons,
58 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (5 men, 4 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |