Washington township, Van Buren County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 53.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 675 (all rural)
| Males: 352 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 323 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 675 (567 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 2.1%
Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 42.1
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Average household size: 2.45
| Washington township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Washington township: | $32,312 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $351 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $88,478 (it was $57,900 in 2000)
| : | $88,478 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $138,346
Here: $138,346 State: $153,111
Townhouses or other attached units: $136,119
Here: $136,119 State: $138,575
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,541
Here: $102,541 State: $113,951
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $74,910
Here: $74,910 State: $190,663
Mobile homes: $48,613
Here: $48,613 State: $52,675
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,553
Here: $5,553 State: $69,243
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 21.1% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Dennard.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Washington township include: Salem Missionary Baptist Church (A), Red Hill Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Salem Cemetery (1), Pine Grove Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: South Castleberry Creek (A), Akins Creek (B), Peyton Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 414
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 114
- South: 21
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 180
- Mobile homes: 36
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,000
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Utilities (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Wood products (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Woodworkers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- English (29.4%)
- German (23.9%)
- United States or American (16.7%)
- Swiss (9.9%)
- Irish (9.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.8%)
- Swedish (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 175 (64%)
- Carpooled: 29 (11%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (3%)
- Walked: 23 (8%)
- Other means: 14 (5%)
- Worked at home: 26 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Wood (40%)
- Electricity (14%)
79.4% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
19.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 570- In family households: 522 (134 male householders, 6 female householders)
118 spouses, 204 children (189 natural, 0 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 25 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (25 male householders (23 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 2 2-persons,
90 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (8 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
| Here: | 40.8% |
| 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% |