Union township, Washington County, Missouri (MO)

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Union township, MO map Land area: 47.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,960 (all rural)

Males: 1,496	(50.5%)
Females: 1,464	(49.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,960 (2,560 owner occupied, 400 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	30%

Races in Union township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.1%

Median age of males: 32.0
Median age of females: 32.5

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Average household size: 2.76

Union township:	2.8 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.12

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,061 ($27,800 in 1999)

This township:	$33,061
Missouri:	$45,114

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $362 (lower quartile is $317, upper quartile is $398)

Here:	$362
State:	$481

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,830 (it was $42,500 in 2000)

Union township:	$68,830
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,954 - $103,238

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $110,106
Here: $110,106
State: $182,045

Mobile homes: $30,357
Here: $30,357
State: $37,932

Population density: 63 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	21.5%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	10.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Potosi Fire Protection District #3.

Churches in Union township include: Saint Joachim Catholic Church, Cadet Baptist Church.

Cemeteries: Aquilla Cole Cemetery, Barlow Cemetery, Old Baptist Church Cemetery, Brick Cemetery, Saint Joseph Cemetery, Saint Joachim Cemetery Number 3, Saint Joachim Cemetery Number 2.

Reservoirs: Hornsey Brothers Tailings Pond, Number 7 Washer Reservoir, Powder Spring Lake.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crawfish Branch, Pond Creek, Robidoux Branch, Cadet Creek, Templetown Creek.

Post office: Cadet Post Office.

Number of foreign born residents: 33 (36% naturalized citizens)

Union township:	1.1%
State:	2.7%

61% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Missouri.

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

This state: 2593
Northeast: 22
Midwest: 151
South: 107
West: 59

Union township, Missouri satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.0%

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 613
Two: 7
Mobile homes: 606
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,400

Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 130 (0 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 261

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 39
1995 to 1998: 139
1990 to 1994: 72
1980 to 1989: 198
1970 to 1979: 369
1960 to 1969: 163
1950 to 1959: 85
1940 to 1949: 73
1939 or earlier: 95

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union township, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 219 5 rooms: 335 6 rooms: 201 7 rooms: 89 8 rooms: 38 9 or more rooms: 24

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township, Missouri:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 56 5 rooms: 55 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 369 3 bedrooms: 445 4 bedrooms: 75 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 87 3 bedrooms: 49 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 63 1 vehicle: 255 2 vehicles: 359 3 vehicles: 236 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 72 2 vehicles: 16 3 vehicles: 8 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 (22%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Public administration (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Leather and allied products (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction laborers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

French (except Basque) (33.0%)
United States or American (29.6%)
German (10.1%)
Irish (4.6%)
English (4.2%)
Dutch (1.9%)
French Canadian (1.0%)

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

Mexico (64%)
Cambodia (36%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 749 (70%)
Carpooled: 260 (24%)
Walked: 21 (2%)
Other means: 33 (3%)
Worked at home: 10 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%) Wood (25%) Utility gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

98.3% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 47% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,967

In family households: 2,663 (662 male householders, 148 female householders)
597 spouses, 968 children (856 natural, 37 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 73 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 5 other relatives, 175 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 304 (126 male householders (92 living alone)), 120 female householders (102 living alone)), 58 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 288 2-persons, 218 3-persons, 171 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 194 1-person, 47 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

594 married couples with children.
165 single-parent households (54 men, 111 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51

Here:	10.4%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	5.1%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	6.0%
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 Union township:

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