Union township, Faulkner County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 28.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,518 (all rural)
| Males: 761 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 757 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,518 (1,231 owner occupied, 287 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.2%
- Black: 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.1
Median age of females: 34.7
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Average household size: 2.89
| Union township: | 2.9 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
| Union township: | $49,149 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $539 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,600 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
| : | $139,600 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 11.6% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Twin Groves.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Union township include: Mountain Grove Baptist Church (A), Bethlehem Baptist Church (B), Bono Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McMillian Cemetery (1), Republican Cemetery (2), Bethlehem Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jacks Fork (A), Cove Creek (B), Clifton Branch (C), Peavine Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 334
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 211
- South: 38
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 215
- Mobile homes: 51
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,500
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 103 (15 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Construction (18%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Paper (7%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (15%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Leather and allied products (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (25.5%)
- United States or American (14.3%)
- English (13.2%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- Danish (9.5%)
- Dutch (8.7%)
- Lebanese (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 283 (79%)
- Carpooled: 50 (14%)
- Worked at home: 27 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
98.1% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 629- In family households: 545 (146 male householders, 32 female householders)
168 spouses, 169 children (147 natural, 5 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (40 male householders (26 living alone)), 15 female householders (9 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 31 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 18 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
376 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (25 men, 44 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 12.2% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 11.9% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |