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Gap township, Montgomery County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile

Land area: 41.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 672 (all rural)

Males: 335  (49.9%)
Females: 337  (50.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 672 (527 owner occupied, 145 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

22%
State:

31%


Races in Gap township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 90.8%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
  • Asian: 0.4%
  • Two or more races: 1.6%

Median age of males: 35.1
Median age of females: 34.3

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Average household size: 2.84

Gap township:

2.8 people
Arkansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.19

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($50,909 in 1999)
Gap township:

$31,147
Arkansas:

$40,511
Median contract rent in 2013: $350 (lower quartile is $276, upper quartile is $288)
Here:

$350
State:

$489

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,966 (it was $53,700 in 2000)
:

$77,966
Arkansas:

$109,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,744 - $155,048
Population density: 16 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

1.9%
Whole state:

15.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

0.5%
Whole state:

6.6%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Caddo Gap Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Gap township include: Oak Grove Baptist Church (A), Liberty Baptist Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Family Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Tweedle-Vaught Cemetery (3), Steller Cemetery (4), Robbins Cemetery (5), Oak Grove Cemetery (6), Coffman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Tigue Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Collier Creek (A), South Fork Caddo River (B), Hall Branch (C), Rattlesnake Creek (D), Hyatt Creek (E), Gap Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Gap township: Collier Spring Recreation Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

65% of Gap township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Arkansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 319
  • Northeast: 5
  • Midwest: 31
  • South: 5
  • West: 14

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Gap township, AR map

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500


Housing units in Gap township with a mortgage: 29 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 10
  • 1990 to 1994: 2
  • 1980 to 1989: 15
  • 1970 to 1979: 9
  • 1960 to 1969: 10
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 10
  • 1939 or earlier: 82

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gap township, Arkansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 26
  • 6 rooms: 28
  • 7 rooms: 24
  • 8 rooms: 24
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gap township, Arkansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 3
  • 6 rooms: 11
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gap township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 63
  • 4 bedrooms: 31
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gap township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 2
  • 3 bedrooms: 14
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Gap township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 13
  • 2 vehicles: 48
  • 3 vehicles: 30
  • 4 vehicles: 17
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Gap township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 5
  • 2 vehicles: 10
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (15%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Air transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (27%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (21%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Gap township:

  • German (32.4%)
  • Italian (16.2%)
  • United States or American (13.8%)
  • Irish (11.0%)
  • English (8.1%)
  • Dutch (6.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish (6.7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Utility gas (7%)
  • Electricity (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

98.4% of residents of Gap township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 378

Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 2 2-persons,

149 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (18 men, 14 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%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gap township:

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