Rich Mountain township, Polk County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 32.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 134 (all rural)
| Males: 66 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 68 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 134 (97 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Rich Mountain township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.7%
Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.68
| Rich Mountain township: | 2.7 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Rich 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: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 16.3% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Rich Mountain Tower Recreation Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Rich Mountain township: Rich Mountain Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Heely Cemetery (1), Little Cemetery (2), Pioneer Cemetery (3), Sexton Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Rich Mountain township: Queen Wilhelmina State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
55% of Rich Mountain township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% 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: 32
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 20
- South: 50
- West: 29
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 67
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $70,000
Housing units in Rich Mountain township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (14%)
- Warehousing and storage (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Paper (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Painters and paperhangers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rich Mountain township:
- United States or American (34.2%)
- English (31.6%)
- Czechoslovakian (7.0%)
- African (7.0%)
- Irish (5.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 29 (48%)
- Carpooled: 17 (28%)
- Walked: 11 (18%)
- Other means: 4 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 135- In family households: 115 (34 male householders, 8 female householders)
45 spouses, 21 children (21 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
23 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (5 men, 3 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% |