Union township, Iron County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 105.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,623 (all rural)
| Males: 792 |  (48.8%) |
| Females: 831 |  (51.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,603 (1,272 owner occupied, 331 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.42
| Union township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Union township: | $36,042 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $367 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,614 (it was $53,500 in 2000)
| : | $76,614 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 21.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Annapolis, Des Arc.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Union township include: Full Gospel Church (A), Free United Church (B), New Peace and Harmony Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lewis Cemetery (1), Lucy Cemetery (2), Meadows Cemetery (3), Mountain View Cemetery (4), Collins Cemetery (5), Ruble Cemetery (6), Sisk Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Blue Hole (A), Shy Dam (B), Walnut Hollow Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goose Creek (A), Richland Creek (B), Kinney Branch (C), Sulphur Creek (D), Black Creek (E), Island Branch (F), Glade Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1376
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 104
- South: 108
- West: 43
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 591
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 6
- 5 to 9: 3
- 10 to 19: 5
- Mobile homes: 171
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,700
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 103 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 154
- Wood products (11%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (11%)
- Construction (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Woodworkers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- United States or American (29.4%)
- German (15.7%)
- Irish (14.8%)
- English (13.0%)
- French (except Basque) (5.5%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 426 (72%)
- Carpooled: 110 (18%)
- Walked: 21 (4%)
- Other means: 11 (2%)
- Worked at home: 27 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (33%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
99.0% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,622- In family households: 1,383 (375 male householders, 76 female householders)
379 spouses, 480 children (445 natural, 10 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 9 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 239 (104 male householders (83 living alone)), 109 female householders (107 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 204 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 190 1-person, 21 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
263 married couples with children.
94 single-parent households (23 men, 71 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 9.4% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |