Washington township, Dallas County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 53.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 865 (all rural)
| Males: 446 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 419 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 865 (739 owner occupied, 126 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.65
| Washington township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Washington township: | $39,740 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $395 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,587 (it was $70,200 in 2000)
| : | $98,587 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Washington township include: Harmony Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Green Mountain Church (C), Warden Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Harris Cemetery (1), Tindle Cemetery (2), Bethel Cemetery (3), Wollard Cemetery (4), Graham Cemetery (5), Harmony Cemetery (6), Jones-Cannon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Patterson Branch (A), Goose Creek (B), Starvey Creek (C), Jones Creek (D), Hog Eye Branch (E), Gower Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% 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: 582
- Northeast: 62
- Midwest: 119
- South: 51
- West: 57
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 260
- Mobile homes: 99
Median worth of mobile homes: $56,300
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (16%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Apparel (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other financial specialists (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (23.5%)
- United States or American (20.3%)
- Irish (15.1%)
- Norwegian (7.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.7%)
- French (except Basque) (4.0%)
- English (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 324 (77%)
- Carpooled: 65 (16%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 23 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Wood (31%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Utility gas (3%)
99.1% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 871- In family households: 805 (211 male householders, 44 female householders)
228 spouses, 282 children (282 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 66 (37 male householders (30 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 117 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 28 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 7 2-persons,
184 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (9 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 4.5% |
| 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% |