Halley township, Desha County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 34.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 306 (all rural)
Males: 144 | (47.1%) |
Females: 162 | (52.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 306 (281 owner occupied, 25 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 8% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Halley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 84.3%
- Black: 12.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.0%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.45
Halley township: | 2.5 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
Halley township: | $28,499 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $322 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $56,230 (it was $42,400 in 2000)
: | $56,230 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Halley Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Halley township include: Bogue Church (A), Bowie Church (B), Lightwood Church (C), Providence Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bogue Cemetery (1), Bowie Cemetery (2), Beasley Cemetery (3), Holly Grove Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Frenchie Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Halley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 247
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $450,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 110
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units in Halley township with a mortgage: 33 (6 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Paper (16%)
- Computer and electronic products (12%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
- Rail transportation (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (17%)
- Apparel (13%)
- Utilities (13%)
- Personal and laundry services (13%)
- Health care (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (33%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (29%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (20%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (17%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (12%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Halley township:
- German (60.7%)
- United States or American (16.7%)
- Irish (11.1%)
- Norwegian (3.4%)
- English (3.0%)
- Polish (2.6%)
- Danish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 76 (62%)
- Carpooled: 23 (19%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 15 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
95.0% of residents of Halley township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 268- In family households: 243 (84 male householders, 0 female householders)
73 spouses, 81 children (74 natural, 7 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (20 male householders (17 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 3 2-persons,
47 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Here: | 57.8% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |