McKinley township, Polk County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 38.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 594 (all rural)
| Males: 301 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 293 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 594 (525 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in McKinley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.71
| McKinley township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| McKinley township: | $40,734 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,754 (it was $77,600 in 2000)
| : | $106,754 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Polk Rural Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in McKinley township include: Oak Grove Baptist Church (A), Huron Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Payne Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery (2), Chamberlain Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Claude Branch (A), Possum Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
52% of McKinley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 378
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 63
- South: 38
- West: 22
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 184
- Mobile homes: 66
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,800
Housing units in McKinley township with a mortgage: 38 (13 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Repair and maintenance (15%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (19%)
- Construction (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Secondary school teachers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in McKinley township:
- United States or American (42.1%)
- English (15.1%)
- Irish (7.9%)
- German (5.8%)
- Greek (1.7%)
- European (0.7%)
- Italian (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 184 (84%)
- Carpooled: 20 (9%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 9 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
98.7% of residents of McKinley township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 506- In family households: 469 (137 male householders, 29 female householders)
160 spouses, 119 children (92 natural, 2 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person,
127 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (12 men, 9 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: 7
| Here: | 38.9% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |