River township, Bradley County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 68.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 327 (all rural)
| Males: 260 |  (79.5%) |
| Females: 67 |  (20.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 147 (123 owner occupied, 24 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 38.2%
- Black: 6.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Median age of males: 33.9
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.23
| River township: | 2.2 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| River township: | $30,217 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $379 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $64,190 (it was $44,600 in 2000)
| : | $64,190 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in River township include: Moro Bay First Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Marsden Baptist Church (B), Marsden Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hilo Cemetery (1), Marsden Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Pereogeethe Lake (A), Raymond Lake (B), Bilbo Lake (C), Pine Prairie Bay (D), Green Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Gar Lake (G), Short Brake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Lay Branch (B), Gray Branch (C), LaBaum Creek (D), Highbank Branch (E), Charivari Creek (F), Threemile Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in River township: Moro Bay State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% 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: 389
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 0
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.5% of all households
180 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 153
- 3 or 4: 7
Housing units in River township with a mortgage: 67 (0 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Machinery (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Educational services (33%)
- Health care (20%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Computer specialists (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Top executives (9%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in River township:
- German (71.3%)
- United States or American (6.9%)
- Dutch (5.0%)
- Irish (4.1%)
- Czech (2.8%)
- Czechoslovakian (2.8%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 165 (76%)
- Carpooled: 24 (11%)
- Walked: 13 (6%)
- Worked at home: 16 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
180 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
98.7% of residents of River township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 406- In family households: 382 (115 male householders, 8 female householders)
120 spouses, 132 children (132 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person,
22 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53
| Here: | 81.5% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 34.2% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |