Center township, Prairie County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 31.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 474 (all rural)
| Males: 252 |  (53.2%) |
| Females: 222 |  (46.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 474 (404 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 43.2
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Average household size: 2.43
| Center township: | 2.4 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.70
| Center township: | $34,635 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $312 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,884 (it was $50,300 in 2000)
| : | $73,884 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center township: Center Point (A), Center Point Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Center township include: Center Point Church (A), New Bethel Church (B), Old Hardshell Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (1), Walters Chapel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Treadway (A), Floyds Reservoir (B), Vaughts Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mitchell Branch (A), Johnson Branch (B), Payne Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 370
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 28
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 122
- 3 or 4: 6
- 5 to 9: 6
- 10 to 19: 9
- Mobile homes: 78
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,200
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Public administration (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (22%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Special education teachers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- United States or American (63.7%)
- English (10.3%)
- German (6.4%)
- Irish (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 144 (67%)
- Carpooled: 49 (23%)
- Walked: 12 (6%)
- Other means: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Wood (27%)
96.3% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 436- In family households: 412 (132 male householders, 11 female householders)
142 spouses, 113 children (113 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person,
68 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (7 men, 10 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% |