Goodwin township, St. Francis County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 47.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 599 (all rural)
| Males: 306 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 293 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 599 (473 owner occupied, 126 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Goodwin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 62.6%
- Black: 35.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.80
| Goodwin township: | 2.8 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Goodwin township: | $30,802 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $397 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $66,945 (it was $50,700 in 2000)
| : | $66,945 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.5% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 10.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Goodwin township include: West Union Church (A), Union Grove Church (B), Sweet Home Church (C), Center Grove Church (D), Calvary Bible Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Goodwin Cemeteries (1), Gaston Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Cole Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Hog Tusk Creek (A), Pony Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Goodwin 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, 100% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 528
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 11
- South: 68
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 163
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 48
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Goodwin township with a mortgage: 55 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Health care (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (10%)
- Gasoline stations (10%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Food (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Therapists (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Goodwin township:
- United States or American (41.1%)
- German (5.9%)
- Irish (3.3%)
- African (1.2%)
- Danish (1.0%)
- English (0.8%)
- French (except Basque) (0.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 165 (83%)
- Carpooled: 30 (15%)
- Worked at home: 3 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.2% of residents of Goodwin township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 611- In family households: 554 (120 male householders, 47 female householders)
133 spouses, 186 children (179 natural, 3 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 51 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 9 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 57 (34 male householders (31 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 3 4-persons,
104 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (9 men, 29 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 14.8% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 4.9% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |