Colony township, Knox County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 173 (all rural)
Males: 88 | (50.9%) |
Females: 85 | (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 173 (118 owner occupied, 55 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 32% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Colony township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.98
Colony township: | 3.0 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.30
Colony township: | $34,154 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $281 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,100 (it was $50,400 in 2000)
: | $63,100 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 12.8% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 6.0% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Colony township: Harmony Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Standiford Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Vernon Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Colony township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 128
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 17
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- One, attached: 2
Housing units in Colony township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (53%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (53%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Registered nurses (16%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Other financial specialists (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Colony township:
- German (50.0%)
- Norwegian (16.2%)
- Swedish (7.4%)
- United States or American (7.4%)
- Scandinavian (5.1%)
- Irish (2.9%)
- Danish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 46 (57%)
- Carpooled: 11 (14%)
- Walked: 4 (5%)
- Worked at home: 19 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 149- In family households: 132 (41 male householders, 5 female householders)
40 spouses, 41 children (39 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person,
45 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (5 men, 2 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Missouri: | 24.9% |