Prairie township, Schuyler County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 70.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,103 (all rural)
| Males: 531 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 572 |  (51.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,049 (826 owner occupied, 223 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 44.6
Median age of females: 46.6
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Average household size: 2.27
| Prairie township: | 2.3 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.73
| Prairie township: | $34,359 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $306 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,559 (it was $52,200 in 2000)
| : | $71,559 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Queen City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Prairie township include: Saint John Church (A), New Hope Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Eason Cemetery (1), Jimtown Cemetery (2), Myers Cemetery (3), Barnes Cemetery (4), Thomas Cemetery (5), Tarr Cemetery (6), Germania Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Starbuck Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Tipp Creek (A), Winkler Creek (B), Elm Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
55% of Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 841
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 182
- South: 24
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
54 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 437
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 42
- Mobile homes: 70
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,400
Housing units in Prairie township with a mortgage: 50 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 107
- Construction (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- United States or American (27.4%)
- German (21.3%)
- English (20.0%)
- Irish (5.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.4%)
- Swedish (2.6%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 322 (72%)
- Carpooled: 72 (16%)
- Walked: 15 (3%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 34 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (38%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
54 people in nursing homes
98.9% of residents of Prairie township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,033- In family households: 884 (262 male householders, 50 female householders)
249 spouses, 289 children (259 natural, 2 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 149 (57 male householders (46 living alone)), 76 female householders (74 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 54 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 178 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 120 1-person, 13 2-persons,
164 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (14 men, 44 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |