Union township, Crawford County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 109.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 960 (all rural)
| Males: 493 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 467 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 960 (823 owner occupied, 137 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 39.7
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Average household size: 2.51
| Union township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Union township: | $38,751 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $435 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,185 (it was $69,800 in 2000)
| : | $102,185 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 20.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Goltra Ford (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Union township include: Coffee Church (A), Canaan Cumberland Presbyterian Church (B), Whispering Winds Church (C), Carr Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Delcour Cemetery (1), Morrison Cemetery (2), Roberts Cemetery (3), New Home Cemetery (4), Taff Cemetery (5), Wesco Cemetery (6), Gorman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Ballard Lake Section 13 (A), Ploch Lake (B), Lake Vera (C), Ballard Lake Section 14 (D), Helmering Farms Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Taff Branch (A), Kallambah Branch (B), Jones Branch (C), Spring Branch (D), Yankee Branch (E), Lay Branch (F), Benton Creek (G), Crooked Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Union township include: Gibbs State Wildlife Area (1), Crooked Creek Conservation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 673
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 112
- South: 75
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 436
- Mobile homes: 111
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 40 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Construction (18%)
- Wood products (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (16%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Printing and related support activities (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- United States or American (34.6%)
- German (21.9%)
- English (6.7%)
- Dutch (5.5%)
- Polish (4.6%)
- European (3.9%)
- Irish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 316 (80%)
- Carpooled: 43 (11%)
- Walked: 13 (3%)
- Worked at home: 22 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Wood (32%)
- Electricity (21%)
98.5% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 901- In family households: 783 (231 male householders, 27 female householders)
240 spouses, 262 children (248 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 118 (65 male householders (65 living alone)), 43 female householders (31 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 113 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 12 2-persons,
190 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (8 men, 28 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: 7
| Here: | 28.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |