Big Prairie township, New Madrid County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 101.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,782 (35% urban, 65% rural)
| Males: 1,380 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 1,402 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,725 (1,851 owner occupied, 874 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 32% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Big Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Black: 1.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.41
| Big Prairie township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Big Prairie township: | $35,454 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $331 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,309 (it was $44,000 in 2000)
| : | $73,309 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 19.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Matthews.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Big Prairie township: Bowman (A), White Oak School (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Big Prairie township include: Little Vine Church (A), Crow Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Noxall Cemetery (1), Bloomfield Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Lake Saint Mary (A). Display/hide its location on the map
92% of Big Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 174
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 4
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
56 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,300
Housing units in Big Prairie township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Big Prairie township:
- Finnish (28.3%)
- Swedish (16.6%)
- United States or American (15.9%)
- German (15.2%)
- Norwegian (9.7%)
- Dutch (6.2%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53 (65%)
- Carpooled: 17 (21%)
- Walked: 5 (6%)
- Worked at home: 7 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
56 people in nursing homes
97.6% of residents of Big Prairie township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 178- In family households: 166 (38 male householders, 9 female householders)
43 spouses, 71 children (65 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
458 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (38 men, 94 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: 2
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |