West Looney township, Polk County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 22.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 809 (all rural)
| Males: 405 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 404 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 809 (593 owner occupied, 216 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in West Looney township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.64
| West Looney township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| West Looney township: | $40,734 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,754 (it was $77,600 in 2000)
| : | $106,754 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Morrisville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Morrisville Fire and Rescue Station 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in West Looney township: Oakville Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tinkle Branch (A), Asher Creek (B), Hinkle Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
51% of West Looney township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 596
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 57
- South: 77
- West: 37
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 218
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 8
- 10 to 19: 8
- Mobile homes: 117
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,800
Housing units in West Looney township with a mortgage: 52 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Construction (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Looney township:
- United States or American (45.1%)
- English (17.3%)
- German (11.3%)
- Irish (7.0%)
- Scottish (1.9%)
- Polish (1.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 256 (75%)
- Carpooled: 70 (21%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Wood (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.9% of residents of West Looney township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 773- In family households: 628 (155 male householders, 40 female householders)
155 spouses, 248 children (228 natural, 4 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 145 (46 male householders (41 living alone)), 68 female householders (54 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 20 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 95 1-person, 17 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
184 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (11 men, 29 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): 10
| Here: | 12.3% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 38.9% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |