Polk township, Newton County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 48.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 242 (all rural)
| Males: 123 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 119 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 242 (217 owner occupied, 25 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Polk township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 2.1%
Median age of males: 44.4
Median age of females: 44.5
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Average household size: 2.30
| Polk township: | 2.3 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.73
| Polk township: | $29,849 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $249 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,130 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
| : | $76,130 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $102,995
Here: $102,995 State: $153,111
Mobile homes: $39,841
Here: $39,841 State: $52,675
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Polk township: Iceledo (A), Mount Judea Fire Department Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Polk township: Bens Branch Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hill Cemetery (1), Old Dodson Cemetery (2), Ben's Branch Cemetery (3), McCutchen Cemetery (4), Curtis Cemetery (5), Dodson Cemetery (6), Taylor Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Sycamore Lake (A), Lower Hurricane Lake (B), Sycamore Lake (C), Hurricane Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Cave Creek (A), Bens Branch (B), Haw Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Polk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 658
- Northeast: 30
- Midwest: 202
- South: 29
- West: 26
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 335
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 8
- 5 to 9: 5
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Polk township with a mortgage: 166 (11 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 73
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Wood products (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Woodworkers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (14%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Woodworkers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Therapists (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Polk township:
- German (60.9%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- Danish (6.0%)
- English (6.0%)
- United States or American (3.6%)
- French (except Basque) (3.2%)
- Czech (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 477 (84%)
- Carpooled: 63 (11%)
- Walked: 21 (4%)
- Worked at home: 7 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
98.4% of residents of Polk township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 948- In family households: 849 (229 male householders, 39 female householders)
251 spouses, 300 children (272 natural, 3 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 99 (42 male householders (28 living alone)), 38 female householders (35 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 12 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
38 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (6 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 13.7% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 18.3% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |