Little River township, Pemiscot County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 51.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 973 (all rural)
| Males: 470 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 503 |  (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 973 (663 owner occupied, 310 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 32% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Little River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 79.5%
- Black: 19.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 39.7
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Average household size: 2.52
| Little River township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Little River township: | $28,615 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $307 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $62,516 (it was $41,200 in 2000)
| : | $62,516 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Wardell, Homestown, North Wardell.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Little River township: Tatum Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Rowe Cemetery (1), Saint Paul Cemetery (2), Wardell Memorial Cemetery (3), Warren Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Little River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1635
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 106
- South: 97
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 519
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 28
- Mobile homes: 167
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,600
Housing units in Little River township with a mortgage: 261 (25 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 102
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Construction (17%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Little River township:
- German (32.6%)
- United States or American (16.9%)
- English (14.6%)
- Irish (9.1%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
- Swiss (1.9%)
- Hungarian (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 751 (83%)
- Carpooled: 93 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 28 (3%)
- Walked: 4 (0%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 26 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (4%)
96.0% of residents of Little River township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,831- In family households: 1,652 (421 male householders, 106 female householders)
397 spouses, 656 children (650 natural, 1 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 17 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 179 (59 male householders (53 living alone)), 91 female householders (70 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 28 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 232 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 27 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 123 1-person, 27 2-persons,
124 married couples with children.
78 single-parent households (15 men, 63 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67
| Here: | 24.7% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27
| Here: | 19.6% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 11.5% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |