Mountain township, Polk County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 66.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 640 (all rural)
Males: 328 | (51.2%) |
Females: 312 | (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 640 (518 owner occupied, 122 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Mountain township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.0%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 42.2
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.58
Mountain township: | 2.6 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
Mountain township: | $33,228 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $369 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,396 (it was $57,500 in 2000)
: | $84,396 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 19.7% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Cherry Hill Station District 7 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Mountain township include: Cherry Hill Baptist Church (A), Yocana Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cherry Hill Cemetery (1), Yocana Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Faulkner Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Boggy Creek (A), Southern Creek (B), Slaty Creek (C), Shack Creek (D), Robinson Creek (E), Polk Creek (F), Nesbitt Creek (G), Mill Creek (H), Hoover Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Mountain township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 325
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 54
- South: 221
- West: 33
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 212
- Mobile homes: 61
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,500
Housing units in Mountain township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
- Construction (13%)
- Food (9%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mountain township:
- Irish (34.1%)
- German (13.8%)
- United States or American (10.3%)
- English (9.1%)
- Dutch (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 199 (76%)
- Carpooled: 37 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 18 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Wood (31%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Utility gas (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 638- In family households: 597 (183 male householders, 21 female householders)
172 spouses, 179 children (140 natural, 21 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 99 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person,
124 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (10 men, 24 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): 7
Here: | 18.4% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here: | 100.0% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |