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Scopus township, MO map Land area: 62.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,348 (all rural)
Males: 703  (52.2%)
Females: 645  (47.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,321 (1,195 owner occupied, 126 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

10%
State:

30%


Races in Scopus township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 36.5

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Average household size: 2.71

Scopus township:

2.7 people
Missouri:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.00

Estimated median household income in 2008: $42,998 ($34,803 in 1999)
This township:

$42,998
Missouri:

$46,867

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $321 (lower quartile is $298, upper quartile is $643)
Here:

$321
State:

$506

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $99,146 (it was $61,600 in 2000)
Scopus township:

$99,146
Missouri:

$141,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,457 - $140,398

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $126,394
Here:

$126,394
State:

$181,575

Mobile homes: $25,904
Here:

$25,904
State:

$37,932
Population density: 22 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

11.7%
Whole state:

11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

1.8%
Whole state:

5.1%

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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Scopus township include: Little Whitewater Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Burton Cemetery (1), Hartle Cemetery (2), Ates Cemetery (3), Holt Cemetery (4), Limbaugh Cemetery (5), James Cemetery (6), Judge Long Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Lona Lou Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cooks Branch (A), Cheek Creek (B), Big Hollow Branch (C), Yantz Branch (D), Baker Branch (E), James Creek (F), Bollinger Branch (G), Mayfield Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Scopus township:  0.4%
State:  2.7%

67% of Scopus township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Missouri.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 942
  • Northeast: 29
  • Midwest: 118
  • South: 120
  • West: 34

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Scopus township, Missouri satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

27 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 392
  • Mobile homes: 143

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,800


Housing units in Scopus township with a mortgage: 105 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 16
  • 1995 to 1998: 34
  • 1990 to 1994: 77
  • 1980 to 1989: 99
  • 1970 to 1979: 115
  • 1960 to 1969: 69
  • 1950 to 1959: 58
  • 1940 to 1949: 14
  • 1939 or earlier: 53

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scopus township, Missouri:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 82
  • 5 rooms: 153
  • 6 rooms: 106
  • 7 rooms: 52
  • 8 rooms: 20
  • 9 or more rooms: 17

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scopus township, Missouri:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 25
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 10
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scopus township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 153
  • 3 bedrooms: 227
  • 4 bedrooms: 44
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scopus township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 27
  • 3 bedrooms: 6
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Scopus township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 56
  • 2 vehicles: 284
  • 3 vehicles: 69
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Scopus township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 29
  • 2 vehicles: 8
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Scopus township:

  • German (35.0%)
  • United States or American (28.5%)
  • Irish (10.9%)
  • English (8.4%)
  • French Canadian (4.5%)
  • Scottish (1.6%)
  • Bermudan (1.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 480 (74%)
  • Carpooled: 112 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 29 (4%)
  • Walked: 6 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 25 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Wood (21%)
  • Utility gas (1%)

27 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

98.7% of residents of Scopus township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,227
  • In family households: 1,105 (341 male householders, 38 female householders)
    335 spouses, 363 children (331 natural, 15 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 5 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 122 (35 male householders (14 living alone)), 53 female householders (45 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 29 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 186 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 27 2-persons, 2 3-persons,

281 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (12 men, 40 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
Here:

23.1%
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: 0
Here:

0.0%
Missouri:

24.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Scopus township:

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