Meramec township, Phelps County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 70.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 818 (all rural)
| Males: 420 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 398 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 818 (685 owner occupied, 133 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Meramec township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.48
| Meramec township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Meramec township: | $41,022 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $475 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,602 (it was $72,800 in 2000)
| : | $108,602 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Meramec township: Old Iron Furnace (A), Vilean (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Meramec township: Highland Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Maramec Cemetery (1), Adams Cemetery (2), Pine Hill Cemetery (3), Asher Cemetery (4), Bell Cemetery (5), Benton-Hale Cemetery (6), Greig Hale Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Seven Springs Lake (A), Tripoli Valley Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elliot Branch (A), Earle Branch (B), Norman Creek (C), Perry Branch (D), Hale Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Meramec township include: Asher State Wildlife Management Area (1), Dry Fork State Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Meramec township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 512
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 107
- South: 87
- West: 70
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 311
- Mobile homes: 128
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,700
Housing units in Meramec township with a mortgage: 41 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Educational services (18%)
- Construction (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Educational services (30%)
- Health care (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
- Waiters and waitresses (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Meramec township:
- United States or American (31.6%)
- German (20.0%)
- Irish (13.8%)
- English (8.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
- Canadian (3.3%)
- Swedish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 253 (76%)
- Carpooled: 44 (13%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 29 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Wood (18%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
99.4% of residents of Meramec township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 812- In family households: 681 (215 male householders, 11 female householders)
218 spouses, 222 children (207 natural, 15 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 131 (70 male householders (65 living alone)), 57 female householders (57 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 91 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 122 1-person, 5 2-persons,
160 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (11 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 16.9% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |