Monroe township, Mississippi County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 66.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population: 10,038 (85% urban, 15% rural)
| Males: 4,785 |  (47.7%) |
| Females: 5,253 |  (52.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 9,747 (5,160 owner occupied, 4,587 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 47% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Monroe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 52.2%
- Black: 45.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 31.3
Median age of females: 33.8
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Average household size: 2.69
| Monroe township: | 2.7 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Monroe township: | $35,664 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $383 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,844 (it was $51,900 in 2000)
| : | $76,844 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $102,626
Here: $102,626 State: $153,111
Townhouses or other attached units: $77,550
Here: $77,550 State: $138,575
In 2-unit structures: $59,259
Here: $59,259 State: $100,537
Mobile homes: $48,181
Here: $48,181 State: $52,675
| Population density: 151 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 18.6% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Osceola, Keiser.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Monroe township: Sans Souci Landing (A), Osceola Landing (B), Osceola Port Terminal (C), Driver Landing (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Monroe township include: Union Valley Church (A), Walnut Grove Church (B), Zion Rock Church (C), New Bethel Church (D), Friendly Church (E), Keiser Chapel (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mississippi County Memorial Gardens (1), Driver Cemetery (2), Zion Rock Cemetery (3), Manchester Cemetery (4), Union Valley Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Monroe township: McGavock-Grider Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% 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: 176
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 14
- South: 1
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
209 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
82 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 85
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Printing and related support activities (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Textile mills and textile products (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Printing and related support activities (17%)
- Health care (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Textile mills and textile products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- German (51.5%)
- United States or American (14.5%)
- Norwegian (13.3%)
- Swedish (7.9%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- English (2.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 78 (65%)
- Carpooled: 10 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 30 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Utility gas (5%)
209 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
82 people in nursing homes
96.1% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 194- In family households: 185 (53 male householders, 12 female householders)
51 spouses, 55 children (49 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 9 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
1,374 married couples with children.
1,205 single-parent households (130 men, 1,075 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% |