Bear Creek township, Henry County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 178 (all rural)
| Males: 90 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 88 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 178 (140 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Bear Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 1.1%
Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.37
| Bear Creek township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.78
| Bear Creek township: | $41,194 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $417 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,046 (it was $65,800 in 2000)
| : | $93,046 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Bear Creek township include: Teays Chapel (A), Bear Creek Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Vickers Cemetery (1), Bear Creek Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Trap Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Bear Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 169
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 7
- South: 9
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 75
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Bear Creek township with a mortgage: 4 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (18%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (15%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (25%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Health care (8%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bear Creek township:
- German (57.9%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- English (9.3%)
- United States or American (9.3%)
- Dutch (3.7%)
- Swiss (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 70 (73%)
- Carpooled: 11 (11%)
- Worked at home: 15 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Wood (23%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Utility gas (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 190- In family households: 172 (46 male householders, 12 female householders)
45 spouses, 49 children (46 natural, 2 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person,
21 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 30.8% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |