Ponca township, Newton County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 18.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 175 (all rural)
| Males: 88 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 87 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 175 (137 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Ponca township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 39.5
Discuss Arkansas on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.57
| Ponca township: | 2.6 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Ponca 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: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Ponca Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Beechwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Running Creek (A), Clark Creek (B), Ponca Creek (C), Adds Creek (D), Leatherwood Creek (E), Whiteley Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ponca township: Lost Valley State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Ponca township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 610
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 48
- South: 12
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 227
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 6
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 41
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,900
Housing units in Ponca township with a mortgage: 60 (8 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (14%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ponca township:
- German (44.3%)
- United States or American (19.5%)
- Czech (5.6%)
- Danish (5.1%)
- English (4.5%)
- Swedish (4.5%)
- Irish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 245 (72%)
- Carpooled: 53 (15%)
- Bicycle: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 10 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 28 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Electricity (1%)
97.9% of residents of Ponca township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 694- In family households: 603 (157 male householders, 34 female householders)
150 spouses, 229 children (189 natural, 2 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 4 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 91 (28 male householders (21 living alone)), 39 female householders (26 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 18 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
37 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 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% |