Chariton township, Chariton County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 54.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population: 309 (all rural)
Males: 149 | (48.2%) |
Females: 160 | (51.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 309 (275 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 30% |
Races in Chariton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- Black: 1.9%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 45.9
Median age of females: 44.5
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Average household size: 2.38
Chariton township: | 2.4 people |
Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.75
Chariton township: | $39,012 |
Missouri: | $46,931 |
Here: | $291 |
State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $72,628 (it was $52,700 in 2000)
: | $72,628 |
Missouri: | $133,200 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 11.7% |
This township: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Chariton township: Marian Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Heryford Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Duck Lake (A), Goose Lake (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), Icehouse Lake (D), Smith Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Doxies Creek (A), Batts Creek (B), Young Creek (C), Chariton River (D), Odie Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
84% of Chariton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 305
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 125
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,300
Housing units in Chariton township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction (22%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Fuel dealers (7%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Public administration (20%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Textile mills and textile products (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (21%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chariton township:
- United States or American (41.7%)
- German (38.9%)
- Welsh (4.2%)
- English (3.7%)
- Irish (2.8%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 94 (58%)
- Carpooled: 29 (18%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 34 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
97.0% of residents of Chariton township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 309- In family households: 272 (81 male householders, 13 female householders)
75 spouses, 86 children (79 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person,
52 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here: | 22.2% |
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% |