Howell township, Howell County, Missouri (MO)

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Howell township, MO map Land area: 186.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 18,069 (56% urban, 44% rural)

Males: 8,588	(47.5%)
Females: 9,481	(52.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 17,527 (12,261 owner occupied, 5,266 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	30%

Races in Howell township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
Black: 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Asian: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.4%
Two or more races: 1.1%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 39.6

Average houshold size: 2.40
Average family size: 2.90

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Population density: 97 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	16.7%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: West Plains, Brandsville.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Howell township include: Smith Chapel, Pleasant Hill Church, Center of God Church, Victory Mission Church, Valley View Church, Union Hill Church, Elk Creek Church, Howell Valley Church, Hope Rest Church.

Cemeteries: Homeland Cemetery, Meltabarger Cemetery, Howell County Cemetery, Howell Valley Cemetery, Lone Pine Cemetery, Chapin Cemetery, Parker Cemetery.

Reservoirs: Arrow Head Lake, Arrowhead Lakes.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Forrest Branch, Little Greasy Creek, Rattlesnake Branch, Chapin Branch, Big Greasy Creek, Spradlin Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 201 (55% naturalized citizens)

Howell township:	1.1%
State:	2.7%

50% of Howell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% 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: 10671
Northeast: 336
Midwest: 2243
South: 2979
West: 1531

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,800

Howell township, Missouri satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Howell township, Missouri

282 people in nursing homes
89 people in homes for the physically handicapped
61 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
44 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
34 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
26 people in other types of correctional institutions
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,692
One, attached: 69
Two: 292
3 or 4: 201
5 to 9: 164
10 to 19: 26
20 to 49: 67
50 or more: 136
Mobile homes: 1,415
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,300

Housing units in Howell township with a mortgage: 1,879 (74 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,421

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 172
1995 to 1998: 960
1990 to 1994: 823
1980 to 1989: 1,375
1970 to 1979: 1,687
1960 to 1969: 862
1950 to 1959: 781
1940 to 1949: 556
1939 or earlier: 851

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Howell township, Missouri:

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 31
3 rooms: 117
4 rooms: 573
5 rooms: 1,375
6 rooms: 1,142
7 rooms: 641
8 rooms: 594
9 or more rooms: 517

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Howell township, Missouri:

1 room: 17
2 rooms: 132
3 rooms: 327
4 rooms: 766
5 rooms: 594
6 rooms: 287
7 rooms: 89
8 rooms: 35
9 or more rooms: 48

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Howell township:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 113
2 bedrooms: 1,026
3 bedrooms: 2,846
4 bedrooms: 836
5 or more bedrooms: 169

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Howell township:

no bedroom: 41
1 bedroom: 450
2 bedrooms: 1,035
3 bedrooms: 705
4 bedrooms: 53
5 or more bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Howell township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 166
1 vehicle: 1,376
2 vehicles: 2,311
3 vehicles: 832
4 vehicles: 246
5 or more vehicles: 62

Cars and other vehicles available in Howell township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 381
1 vehicle: 1,211
2 vehicles: 515
3 vehicles: 137
4 vehicles: 35
5 or more vehicles: 16

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Wood products (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Howell township:

United States or American (25.9%)
German (16.5%)
Irish (13.1%)
English (12.1%)
Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
French (except Basque) (1.9%)
European (1.4%)

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

Germany (20%)
Mexico (12%)
Vietnam (8%)
Taiwan (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Pakistan (5%)
Canada (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,444 (84%)
Carpooled: 739 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 142 (2%)
Other means: 70 (1%)
Worked at home: 255 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Electricity (29%)
Utility gas (26%)
Wood (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

People in group quarters in Howell township, Missouri

282 people in nursing homes
89 people in homes for the physically handicapped
61 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
44 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
34 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
26 people in other types of correctional institutions
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations

97.0% of residents of Howell township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,518

In family households: 15,064 (4,096 male householders, 989 female householders)
4,143 spouses, 5,082 children (4,518 natural, 145 adopted, 419 stepchildren), 244 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 102 parents, 144 other relatives, 210 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,454 (856 male householders (716 living alone)), 1,354 female householders (1,274 living alone)), 244 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 539 (326 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,443 2-persons, 1,145 3-persons, 946 4-persons, 406 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,990 1-person, 202 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

3,158 married couples with children.
1,141 single-parent households (214 men, 927 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 110

Here:	5.2%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68

Here:	6.8%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51

Here:	7.5%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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