Lamar township, Yell County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 78.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,237 (all rural)
| Males: 615 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 622 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,237 (898 owner occupied, 339 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Lamar township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.45
| Lamar township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Lamar township: | $36,810 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $384 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,070 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
| : | $93,070 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 26.8% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 18.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Plainview.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Lamar township: Salem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hogan Cemetery (1), Barnett Chapel Cemetery (2), Carter Cemetery (3), Sunlight Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Nimrod Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Earl Branch (A), Carden Creek (B), Big Creek (C), Anderson Branch (D), Sally Spring Branch (E), Prairie Creek (F), Porter Creek (G), Browns Creek (H), Peavine Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lamar township include: Carden Point Public Use Area (1), Nimrod State Wildlife Management Area (2), Nimrod State Game Management Area (3), County Line Recreation Area (4), Sunlight Bay Public Use Area (5), Carter Cove Public Use Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
58% of Lamar township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 499
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 33
- South: 18
- West: 37
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 65
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Lamar township with a mortgage: 46 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Food (16%)
- Wood products (11%)
- Construction (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Food (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lamar township:
- United States or American (32.4%)
- German (25.9%)
- English (19.1%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Norwegian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 201 (70%)
- Carpooled: 70 (24%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 9 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
95.8% of residents of Lamar township speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 589- In family households: 536 (150 male householders, 38 female householders)
123 spouses, 203 children (191 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 1 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (16 male householders (7 living alone)), 15 female householders (13 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
207 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (23 men, 49 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |