Baker township, Linn County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 47.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 240 (all rural)
| Males: 115 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 125 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 240 (210 owner occupied, 30 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Baker township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
Median age of males: 46.0
Median age of females: 46.2
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Average household size: 2.42
| Baker township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.60
| Baker township: | $37,888 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $323 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $66,697 (it was $46,300 in 2000)
| : | $66,697 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $105,614
Here: $105,614 State: $173,356
Townhouses or other attached units: $83,294
Here: $83,294 State: $164,597
Mobile homes: $37,236
Here: $37,236 State: $50,605
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: New Boston Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Baker township include: North Swede Church (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Nester Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pulliam Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Baugher Cemetery (3), Wyant Cemetery (4), Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Branch (A), New Boston Branch (B), Hamilton Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Baker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 206
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 19
- South: 8
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
- Mobile homes: 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,000
Housing units in Baker township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Printing and related support activities (15%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Textile mills and textile products (4%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Baker township:
- United States or American (26.1%)
- German (24.6%)
- English (16.7%)
- Irish (15.2%)
- Austrian (2.9%)
- Swedish (2.9%)
- Welsh (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 89 (68%)
- Carpooled: 13 (10%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 25 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
99.2% of residents of Baker township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 247- In family households: 232 (85 male householders, 5 female householders)
90 spouses, 50 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (5 male householders (4 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person, 1 2-persons,
37 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (1 men, 6 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% |