Breckenridge township, Jackson County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 49.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 543 (all rural)
Males: 286 | (52.7%) |
Females: 257 | (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 543 (390 owner occupied, 153 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Breckenridge township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.0%
- Black: 5.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.46
Breckenridge township: | 2.5 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
Breckenridge 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: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 8.7% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This township: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Tupelo, Weldon.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Breckenridge township include: Church of Christ (A), Mount Pleasant Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sand Hill Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), McDonald Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Clear Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Overcup Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
57% of Breckenridge township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 418
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 29
- South: 5
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 175
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,800
Housing units in Breckenridge township with a mortgage: 62 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Construction (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Breckenridge township:
- German (41.3%)
- United States or American (21.1%)
- English (11.7%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- Swedish (3.9%)
- European (2.9%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 168 (71%)
- Carpooled: 32 (14%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 28 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
99.1% of residents of Breckenridge township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 474- In family households: 430 (121 male householders, 13 female householders)
120 spouses, 163 children (141 natural, 10 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 44 (27 male householders (20 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 3 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
95 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (12 men, 7 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% |