Washington township, Osage County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 123.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 3,271 (all rural)
| Males: 1,641 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 1,630 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,207 (2,893 owner occupied, 314 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 34.9
Median age of females: 35.2
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Average household size: 2.73
| Washington township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
| Washington township: | $50,921 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $390 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,686 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
| : | $119,686 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Freeburg, Westphalia, Argyle.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Washington township: Boy Scout Camp (A), Freeburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Washington township: Church of the Sacred Heart (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Breeding Cemetery (1), Van Buren Cemetery (2), Sacred Heart Cemetery (3), Van Buren Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Luecke Lake (A), Welschmeyers Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buchler Creek (A), Bexten Branch (B), Deer Creek (C), Maries River (D), Loose Creek (E), Little Maries Creek (F), Bear Creek (G), Reichel Creek (H), Indian Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3077
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 72
- South: 54
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
64 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,035
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 77
- 5 to 9: 6
- 10 to 19: 4
- Mobile homes: 154
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 300 (14 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 319
- Construction (14%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Wood products (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Public administration (31%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Health care (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (77.5%)
- United States or American (12.2%)
- English (2.3%)
- Irish (2.0%)
- Italian (1.6%)
- French (except Basque) (0.7%)
- Dutch (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,101 (65%)
- Carpooled: 447 (26%)
- Walked: 68 (4%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 70 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (19%)
- No fuel used (1%)
64 people in nursing homes
96.4% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,175- In family households: 2,910 (800 male householders, 96 female householders)
770 spouses, 1,156 children (1,115 natural, 2 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 2 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 265 (108 male householders (94 living alone)), 135 female householders (130 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 65 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 344 2-persons, 181 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 127 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 224 1-person, 17 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
794 married couples with children.
100 single-parent households (33 men, 67 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 233
| Here: | 53.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 1.5% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |