Nelson township, Clay County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 22.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 265 (all rural)
| Males: 132 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 133 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 265 (205 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Nelson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 45.2
Median age of females: 47.8
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Average household size: 2.37
| Nelson township: | 2.4 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.72
| Nelson township: | $31,303 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $296 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,679 (it was $40,100 in 2000)
| : | $63,679 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $93,818
Here: $93,818 State: $153,111
Townhouses or other attached units: $72,625
Here: $72,625 State: $138,575
Mobile homes: $33,132
Here: $33,132 State: $52,675
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Datto.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Nelson township: Grassylead Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Nelson Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Nelson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 119
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 72
- South: 24
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 120
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Nelson township with a mortgage: 35 (2 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Warehousing and storage (19%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction (11%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Fuel dealers (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (34%)
- Health care (21%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (15%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Nelson township:
- United States or American (46.6%)
- Irish (16.5%)
- English (10.7%)
- German (7.8%)
- Dutch (5.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 106 (78%)
- Carpooled: 28 (21%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 1 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Utility gas (43%)
- Wood (5%)
99.5% of residents of Nelson township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 225- In family households: 162 (51 male householders, 8 female householders)
48 spouses, 50 children (45 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (40 male householders (23 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 10 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
36 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (10 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 54.5% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |