Mountain township, Scott County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 28.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 435 (all rural)
| Males: 226 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 209 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 435 (379 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Mountain township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.46
| Mountain township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Mountain township: | $37,212 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $320 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,783 (it was $46,400 in 2000)
| : | $83,783 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Boles Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Mountain township include: Boles Freewill Baptist Church (A), Needmore Assembly of God Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Buffalo Cemetery (1), Needmore Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Stevens Branch (B), Northern Creek (C), Turkey Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Mountain township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 350
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 38
- South: 18
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 159
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,100
Housing units in Mountain township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Health care (12%)
- Construction (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Health care (29%)
- Food (20%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Gasoline stations (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Life and physical scientists (10%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mountain township:
- United States or American (28.5%)
- German (18.7%)
- Irish (17.6%)
- Scottish (13.5%)
- Italian (7.3%)
- Polish (4.7%)
- Welsh (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 143 (76%)
- Carpooled: 18 (10%)
- Walked: 7 (4%)
- Worked at home: 20 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Wood (16%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 438- In family households: 395 (136 male householders, 13 female householders)
142 spouses, 84 children (75 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 28 female householders (26 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 2 2-persons,
75 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 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% |