Union township, Scotland County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 73.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 436 (all rural)
Males: 233 | (53.4%) |
Females: 203 | (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 436 (334 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.3%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 29.8
Median age of females: 32.1
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Average household size: 3.16
Union township: | 3.2 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.54
Union township: | $38,658 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $266 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $68,933 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
: | $68,933 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Union township include: Prairieview Church (A), Lawn Ridge Church (B), Providence Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McHenry Cemetery (1), Mount Olive Cemetery (2), Needham Cemetery (3), North Bethel Cemetery (4), South Bethel Cemetery (5), Billups Cemetery (6), Trinity Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Billups Branch (A), Willow Branch (B), Cook Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 302
- Northeast: 91
- Midwest: 146
- South: 12
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 140
- One, attached: 13
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
- Construction (18%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Private households (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- United States or American (34.0%)
- German (30.1%)
- English (14.9%)
- Welsh (8.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.5%)
- Irish (3.2%)
- Italian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 170 (61%)
- Carpooled: 19 (7%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 81 (29%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (87%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity (3%)
86.7% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
12.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 559- In family households: 544 (115 male householders, 23 female householders)
131 spouses, 230 children (208 natural, 8 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 8 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
154 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (3 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
Here: | 32.5% |
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% |