Prairie township, Carroll County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 198 (all rural)
| Males: 97 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 101 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 198 (148 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 43.5
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Average household size: 2.41
| Prairie township: | 2.4 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Prairie township: | $45,566 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $341 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,573 (it was $55,600 in 2000)
| : | $81,573 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 18.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Prairie township include: Antioch Church (A), Mount Olive Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Providence Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Tweedie Farms Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lost Branch (A), Burr Oak Creek (B), Judd Branch (C), Miles Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 191
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 6
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 94
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Prairie township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (63%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Construction (10%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (41%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (19%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Business operations specialists (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- German (38.3%)
- English (21.4%)
- United States or American (15.6%)
- Irish (7.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.2%)
- Dutch (3.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 51 (54%)
- Carpooled: 20 (21%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 19 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (94%)
- Wood (4%)
- Electricity (2%)
99.0% of residents of Prairie township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 216- In family households: 196 (56 male householders, 8 female householders)
62 spouses, 61 children (61 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
38 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 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: 4
| Here: | 66.7% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |