Whitewater township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,263 (all rural)
| Males: 625 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 638 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,263 (1,128 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Whitewater township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.64
| Whitewater township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Whitewater township: | $42,760 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $512 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,200 (it was $91,800 in 2000)
| : | $139,200 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $175,499
Here: $175,499 State: $173,356
Townhouses or other attached units: $172,431
Here: $172,431 State: $164,597
In 2-unit structures: $123,913
Here: $123,913 State: $128,124
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,496
Here: $76,496 State: $162,570
Mobile homes: $28,070
Here: $28,070 State: $50,605
| Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Whitewater township include: Old Salem Church (A), Gravel Hill Church (B), Niswonger Church (C), Millersville Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Gladish Cemetery (1), Miller Cemetery (2), Wilkinson Cemetery (3), Old Niswonger Cemetery (4), Baker Cemetery (5), Estes Cemetery (6), Mayfield Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Cedar Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sandy Branch (A), Dry Creek (B), Crawford Creek (C), Caney Fork (D), Little Muddy Creek (E), Wolf Creek (F), Panther Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Whitewater 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, 57% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1043
- Northeast: 14
- Midwest: 77
- South: 104
- West: 29
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 433
- Mobile homes: 60
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,700
Housing units in Whitewater township with a mortgage: 125 (7 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 117
- Construction (19%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Paper (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Whitewater township:
- German (37.8%)
- United States or American (19.7%)
- Irish (14.9%)
- Italian (5.2%)
- English (4.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
- Northern European (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 511 (80%)
- Carpooled: 81 (13%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 35 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Wood (15%)
99.0% of residents of Whitewater township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,271- In family households: 1,180 (354 male householders, 59 female householders)
359 spouses, 364 children (336 natural, 9 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 91 (29 male householders (26 living alone)), 57 female householders (54 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 192 2-persons, 110 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person, 6 2-persons,
261 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (12 men, 30 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 5.7% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 9.9% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |