Simpson township, Johnson County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 45.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 591 (all rural)
Males: 313 | (53.0%) |
Females: 278 | (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 591 (483 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Simpson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
- Black: 3.0%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.6
Median age of females: 34.5
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Average household size: 2.86
Simpson township: | 2.9 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.21
Simpson township: | $48,321 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $546 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $135,339 (it was $88,000 in 2000)
: | $135,339 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 5.8% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Johnson County Fire Protection District Station 6 Valley City (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Simpson township include: Fair Oak Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Foster Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Reynolds Lake (A), Edmunds Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cottonwood Branch (A), Clear Fork (B), Blackjack Creek (C), Mulkey Creek (D), Ham Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Simpson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 503
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 45
- South: 21
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 1.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 183
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 49
Median worth of mobile homes: $71,800
Housing units in Simpson township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Educational services (17%)
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Vending machine operators (7%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Therapists (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Simpson township:
- German (38.0%)
- English (16.9%)
- Irish (12.1%)
- United States or American (8.7%)
- Slovene (6.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 248 (80%)
- Carpooled: 38 (12%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 21 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97.3% of residents of Simpson township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 589- In family households: 524 (145 male householders, 15 female householders)
154 spouses, 188 children (172 natural, 9 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 65 (36 male householders (34 living alone)), 17 female householders (8 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 11 2-persons,
146 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (9 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 2.5% |
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% |