Bird township, Jackson County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 89.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,257 (all rural)
Males: 1,064 | (47.1%) |
Females: 1,193 | (52.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,257 (1,723 owner occupied, 534 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Bird township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.2%
- Black: 6.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 41.8
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Average household size: 2.36
Bird township: | 2.4 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
Bird township: | $30,093 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $336 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $57,658 (it was $42,100 in 2000)
: | $57,658 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 21.0% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This township: | 6.4% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Tuckerman.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bird township: Lockheart Ferry (A), Tuckerman Industrial Park (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bird township include: Elgin Landmark Church (A), Hope Church (B), Church of Christ (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Prysock Cemetery (1), Denton Island Cemetery (2), Cole Cemetery (3), Cheshire Cemetery (4), Parrott Cemetery (5), Centerville Cemetery (6), Harrison Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Guthrie Lake (A), Bell Lake (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), Eagle Lake (D), Brush Lake (E), Parsley Reservoir (F), Dunahay Brake (G), Bell Lake Brake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Worthington Slough (A), Cattail Creek (B), Burns Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
86% of Bird township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 237
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 30
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 101
Housing units in Bird township with a mortgage: 15 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bird township:
- German (62.0%)
- United States or American (8.7%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- English (5.3%)
- European (4.3%)
- Polish (3.4%)
- Swiss (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 93 (70%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Walked: 11 (8%)
- Worked at home: 22 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
96.4% of residents of Bird township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 267- In family households: 260 (65 male householders, 21 female householders)
70 spouses, 101 children (98 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
352 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (21 men, 83 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |