Rockford township, Caldwell County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 478 (all rural)
| Males: 240 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 238 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 478 (420 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Rockford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.73
| Rockford township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Rockford township: | $40,779 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,281 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
| : | $81,281 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Sloan Cemetery (1), Cates Cemetery (2), Zeikle Cemetery (3), Mayes Cemetery (4), Prairie Ridge Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Timber Lake (A), Pallas Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stevenson Creek (A), South Prong Crooked River (B), Spring Branch (C), Brushy Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Rockford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 464
- Northeast: 20
- Midwest: 0
- South: 27
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 134
- Mobile homes: 62
Median worth of mobile homes: $61,000
Housing units in Rockford township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Public administration (16%)
- Wood products (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Construction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Wood products (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (15%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Woodworkers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rockford township:
- German (36.1%)
- United States or American (19.9%)
- English (8.3%)
- Irish (8.0%)
- Hungarian (6.7%)
- Polish (4.9%)
- European (4.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 181 (70%)
- Carpooled: 46 (18%)
- Worked at home: 32 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (14%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 525- In family households: 472 (132 male householders, 13 female householders)
135 spouses, 145 children (121 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (33 male householders (33 living alone)), 15 female householders (10 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 26 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 5 2-persons,
90 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (5 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 9.7% |
| 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% |