Jefferson township, Calhoun County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 43.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 148 (all rural)
| Males: 68 |  (45.9%) |
| Females: 80 |  (54.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 148 (136 owner occupied, 12 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.3%
- Black: 3.4%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 46.5
Median age of females: 46.0
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Average household size: 2.31
| Jefferson township: | 2.3 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.69
| Jefferson township: | $30,785 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $346 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $59,495 (it was $35,200 in 2000)
| : | $59,495 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.2% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Tinsman.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Jefferson township include: Ellisville Church (A), Mount Olive Church (B), Church Number 10 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Newton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Garden Branch (A), Whitewater Creek (B), Douglas Branch (C), Blue Springs Branch (D), Berks Branch (E), Anna Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 262
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 190
- South: 9
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 180
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 43 (2 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 49
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
- Wood products (16%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Construction (11%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Educational services (32%)
- Health care (23%)
- Wood products (14%)
- Paper (9%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (27%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Carpenters (13%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Food processing workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (27%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (23%)
- Accountants and auditors (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Customer service representatives (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- Norwegian (56.3%)
- German (24.4%)
- English (5.3%)
- Irish (4.1%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.7%)
- Swedish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 176 (70%)
- Carpooled: 23 (9%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 46 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (4%)
99.1% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 477- In family households: 430 (119 male householders, 15 female householders)
126 spouses, 157 children (146 natural, 8 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (27 male householders (23 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 4 2-persons,
22 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 3.2% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |