Columbus township, Johnson County, Missouri (MO)

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Columbus township, MO map Land area: 41.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 970 (all rural)

Males: 504	(52.0%)
Females: 466	(48.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 956 (867 owner occupied, 89 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	30%

Races in Columbus township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.3%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 1.0%
Two or more races: 1.4%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.6

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Average household size: 2.78

Columbus township:	2.8 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.06

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,220 ($38,864 in 1999)

This township:	$46,220
Missouri:	$45,114

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $427 (lower quartile is $405, upper quartile is $878)

Here:	$427
State:	$481

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $148,510 (it was $91,700 in 2000)

Columbus township:	$148,510
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,897 - $141,456

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $182,177
Here: $182,177
State: $182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $112,368
Here: $112,368
State: $185,799

Mobile homes: $70,728
Here: $70,728
State: $37,932

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	11.9%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Columbus township include: Jacoby Chapel, Saint Johns Church.

Creek: Little Blackwater Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 15 (100% naturalized citizens)

Columbus township:	1.5%
State:	2.7%

54% of Columbus township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Missouri.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 744
Northeast: 40
Midwest: 77
South: 62
West: 48

Columbus township, Missouri satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.9% of all households

14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 235
One, attached: 8
3 or 4: 5
Mobile homes: 121

Median worth of mobile homes: $71,300

Housing units in Columbus township with a mortgage: 53 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 27
1995 to 1998: 73
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 56
1970 to 1979: 81
1960 to 1969: 13
1950 to 1959: 23
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 58

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus township, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 46 5 rooms: 105 6 rooms: 67 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 38

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus township, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 5 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbus township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 83 3 bedrooms: 173 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 17 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 59 2 vehicles: 143 3 vehicles: 68 4 vehicles: 33 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 4 2 vehicles: 17 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Truck transportation (13%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Machinery (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Business operations specialists (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Columbus township:

German (24.5%)
United States or American (22.8%)
English (11.3%)
Irish (11.1%)
Italian (5.8%)
Portuguese (5.6%)
Scotch-Irish (3.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Thailand (40%)
United Kingdom (33%)
Philippines (27%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 328 (69%)
Carpooled: 118 (25%)
Walked: 4 (1%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 21 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Electricity (23%) Wood (14%) Utility gas (3%)

14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

98.0% of residents of Columbus township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 972

In family households: 881 (257 male householders, 27 female householders)
225 spouses, 332 children (305 natural, 14 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 91 (41 male householders (38 living alone)), 39 female householders (33 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 14 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 113 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 9 2-persons.

197 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (15 men, 21 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	2.7%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	15.9%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	31.0%
Missouri:	24.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Columbus township:

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