Harrison township, Union County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 110.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.7 sq. mi.
Population: 768 (all rural)
Males: 395 | (51.4%) |
Females: 373 | (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 768 (661 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Harrison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 70.2%
- Black: 24.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 2.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.49
Harrison township: | 2.5 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
Harrison township: | $37,155 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $383 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,538 (it was $49,300 in 2000)
: | $76,538 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $118,146
Here: $118,146 State: $153,111
Townhouses or other attached units: $49,492
Here: $49,492 State: $138,575
Mobile homes: $72,233
Here: $72,233 State: $52,675
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $36,298
Here: $36,298 State: $69,243
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 15.5% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This township: | 13.8% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Strong Pumping Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Harrison township include: Ward Chapel (A), New London Baptist Church (B), Union Chapel (C), Ebenezer Baptist Church (D), Ebenezer Presbyterian Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ebenezer Cemetery (1), New London Cemetery (2), Norris Cemetery (3), Ward Chapel Cemetery (4), Wallace Cemetery (5), Gill Cemetery (6), Poole Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Eagle Lake (A), Hoop Lake (B), Fishtrap Lake (C), Blue Lake (D), Benjamin Lake (E), Jones Lake (F), Bolding Lake (G), Open Brake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A), Horsehead Creek (B), Hogg Creek (C), Greenhaw Branch (D), Williams Creek (E), Dry Creek (F), Lapoile Creek (G), Caney Bayou (H), Tatum Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Harrison township: Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 600
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 131
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
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: 274
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 133
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,800
Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Construction (17%)
- Chemicals (13%)
- Paper (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Food (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:
- United States or American (38.2%)
- English (12.9%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- German (6.9%)
- Italian (4.1%)
- African (1.8%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 219 (82%)
- Carpooled: 23 (9%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Other means: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (2%)
97.4% of residents of Harrison township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 766- In family households: 668 (175 male householders, 26 female householders)
178 spouses, 240 children (224 natural, 10 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 98 (67 male householders (67 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person,
114 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (6 men, 27 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here: | 24.6% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here: | 12.7% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here: | 12.1% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |