Wolf Island township, Mississippi County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 57.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 199 (all rural)
| Males: 100 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 99 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 199 (113 owner occupied, 86 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 43% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Wolf Island township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 59.3%
- Black: 39.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 36.6
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Average household size: 2.80
| Wolf Island township: | 2.8 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.25
| Wolf Island township: | $29,505 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $358 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $58,919 (it was $45,200 in 2000)
| : | $58,919 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 53.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 9.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Pinhook.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Medley Landing (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Wolf Island township include: Mount Eria Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B), New Hope Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lee Cemetery (1), Wolf Island Cemetery (2), Barnes Cemetery (3), Ivie Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Sixmile Ponds (A), Ricefield Pond (B), Rice Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: James Bayou (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Wolf Island township: Towosahgy State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
41% of Wolf Island township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 124
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 27
- South: 53
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 47
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,400
Housing units in Wolf Island township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Health care (21%)
- Truck transportation (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (13%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Paper (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (18%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Food processing workers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wolf Island township:
- German (8.5%)
- Irish (6.8%)
- English (6.3%)
- United States or American (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55 (66%)
- Carpooled: 18 (22%)
- Walked: 6 (7%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 2 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Utility gas (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 204- In family households: 171 (38 male householders, 12 female householders)
39 spouses, 62 children (40 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (20 male householders (14 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 6 2-persons,
33 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (5 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |