West Boone township, Bates County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 30.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 582 (all rural)
| Males: 292 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 290 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 582 (457 owner occupied, 125 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in West Boone township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 2.1%
Median age of males: 35.2
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.71
| West Boone township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| West Boone township: | $38,213 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $393 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,643 (it was $65,700 in 2000)
| : | $96,643 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Merwin.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Edgewood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Drexel City Reservoir South (A). Display/hide its location on the map
57% of West Boone township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 360
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 163
- South: 34
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 173
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 73
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,800
Housing units in West Boone township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Construction (32%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Health care (4%)
- Warehousing and storage (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Boone township:
- United States or American (34.3%)
- Irish (13.1%)
- German (12.8%)
- English (3.8%)
- Italian (2.7%)
- Norwegian (2.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 217 (83%)
- Carpooled: 17 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 17 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Wood (10%)
99.1% of residents of West Boone township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 595- In family households: 548 (138 male householders, 36 female householders)
143 spouses, 195 children (163 natural, 1 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (27 male householders (26 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 1 2-persons,
131 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (16 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 6.3% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |