Medicine township, Putnam County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 54.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 206 (all rural)
| Males: 110 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 96 |  (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 206 (144 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Medicine township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 45.0
Median age of females: 51.2
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Average household size: 2.34
| Medicine township: | 2.3 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.66
| Medicine township: | $36,365 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $308 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,518 (it was $47,900 in 2000)
| : | $97,518 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 25.6% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Lucerne.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Howard Cemetery (1), Old Busby Cemetery (2), Sprigg Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A), Little West Locust Creek (B), Lick Branch (C), Hylan Branch (D), Elm Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Medicine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% 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: 122
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 49
- South: 10
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 102
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Medicine township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (82%)
- Utilities (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (29%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (76%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (29%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (14%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Medicine township:
- European (24.8%)
- English (21.0%)
- Irish (16.2%)
- United States or American (9.5%)
- British (6.7%)
- Dutch (6.7%)
- German (4.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39 (59%)
- Carpooled: 7 (11%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 18 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 184- In family households: 145 (44 male householders, 3 female householders)
44 spouses, 52 children (52 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (7 male householders (3 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 2 3-persons, 2 5-persons,
29 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |