Boonslick township, Howard County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 54.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population: 513 (all rural)
Males: 255 | (49.7%) |
Females: 258 | (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 513 (398 owner occupied, 115 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Boonslick township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 35.0
Median age of females: 33.0
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Average household size: 2.73
Boonslick township: | 2.7 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
Boonslick township: | $42,342 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $357 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,726 (it was $67,500 in 2000)
: | $93,726 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 17.0% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 9.1% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coopers Creek (A), Clark Branch (B), Casey Branch (C), Carson Branch (D), Buster Branch (E), Boones Branch (F), Tippett Branch (G), Halls Branch (H), Salt Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Boonslick township: Boonslick State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Boonslick township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 428
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 31
- South: 24
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 135
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 77
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200
Housing units in Boonslick township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Boonslick township:
- German (32.8%)
- United States or American (30.2%)
- English (4.5%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.5%)
- Scottish (3.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 145 (70%)
- Carpooled: 57 (28%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (18%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
99.6% of residents of Boonslick township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 494- In family households: 440 (96 male householders, 34 female householders)
98 spouses, 172 children (155 natural, 3 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 9 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 54 (36 male householders (26 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 10 2-persons,
110 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (10 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here: | 14.7% |
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% |