Leesville township, Henry County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 42.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.6 sq. mi.
Population: 959 (all rural)
| Males: 478 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 481 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 959 (817 owner occupied, 142 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Leesville township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.36
| Leesville township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
| Leesville township: | $41,194 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $417 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,046 (it was $65,800 in 2000)
| : | $93,046 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Tightwad.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Leesville township include: Parks Chapel (A), Tebo Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Parks Chapel Cemetery (1), Tebo Church Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Cedar Creek (A), Brush Creek (B), Sparrow Creek (C), Barker Creek (D), White Oak Creek (E), Mound Springs Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Leesville township: Windsor Crossing Public Use Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
57% of Leesville 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, 75% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 738
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 106
- South: 68
- West: 41
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 325
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 197
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $44,700
Housing units in Leesville township with a mortgage: 52 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (25%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Leesville township:
- English (23.2%)
- United States or American (21.8%)
- German (18.3%)
- Irish (9.1%)
- Italian (3.6%)
- French (except Basque) (2.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 278 (71%)
- Carpooled: 77 (20%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 26 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
98.6% of residents of Leesville township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 963- In family households: 806 (251 male householders, 37 female householders)
243 spouses, 249 children (194 natural, 9 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 2 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 157 (79 male householders (69 living alone)), 56 female householders (47 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 147 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 17 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
153 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (12 men, 29 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): 2
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |