West Madison township, Polk County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 12.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 525 (all rural)
| Males: 259 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 266 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 525 (418 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in West Madison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.41
| West Madison township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| West Madison township: | $40,734 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,754 (it was $77,600 in 2000)
| : | $106,754 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 18.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Fair Play.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Trimble Cemetery (1), Cave Spring Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of West Madison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 379
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 61
- South: 46
- West: 41
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 191
- One, attached: 9
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 42
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,100
Housing units in West Madison township with a mortgage: 51 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Construction (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Health care (36%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Madison township:
- United States or American (34.7%)
- German (13.6%)
- Irish (9.8%)
- English (6.6%)
- Dutch (5.4%)
- Czech (2.2%)
- Norwegian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 155 (83%)
- Carpooled: 17 (9%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 11 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Wood (12%)
99.0% of residents of West Madison township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 531- In family households: 468 (127 male householders, 28 female householders)
135 spouses, 157 children (144 natural, 6 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 7 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 35 female householders (35 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person,
110 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (12 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |