Union township, Lewis County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 73.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.
Population: 2,059 (all rural)
| Males: 1,004 |  (48.8%) |
| Females: 1,055 |  (51.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,059 (1,747 owner occupied, 312 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.6%
- Black: 6.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.44
| Union township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Union township: | $41,672 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $359 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,017 (it was $52,700 in 2000)
| : | $80,017 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: La Grange.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: R - 4 Fire Protection District Station 2 Maywood (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Salter Cemetery (1), Maywood Cemetery (2), Liberty Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Maple Lake (A), Durgens Creek Watershed Lake 1 B (B), Durgens Creek Watershed Lake Number 1 A (C), Garkie Lake Section 32 (D), Lewis County Number 33 Lake (E), Waganer Lake (F), Solter Lake (G), Lake O'Vaughn (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Durgens Creek (A), Wyaconda River (B), Linn Branch (C), Oyster Branch (D), Middle Fabius River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Union township: Wakonda State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 650
- Northeast: 34
- Midwest: 1249
- South: 70
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 610
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 51
- 5 to 9: 23
- 10 to 19: 6
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 241
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,100
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 157 (11 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 184
- Transportation equipment (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (41.2%)
- Irish (13.0%)
- United States or American (12.1%)
- English (7.6%)
- Polish (4.6%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 822 (79%)
- Carpooled: 121 (12%)
- Walked: 17 (2%)
- Worked at home: 74 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (4%)
99.1% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,025- In family households: 1,670 (436 male householders, 120 female householders)
454 spouses, 557 children (507 natural, 21 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 10 other relatives, 32 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 355 (119 male householders (74 living alone)), 161 female householders (149 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 271 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 223 1-person, 44 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 1 5-persons,
337 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (20 men, 83 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 1.5% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
| Here: | 10.2% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
| Here: | 41.4% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |