River township, Logan County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 14.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.6 sq. mi.
Population: 682 (all rural)
Males: 342 | (50.1%) |
Females: 340 | (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 682 (556 owner occupied, 126 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.73
River township: | 2.7 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
River township: | $32,903 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $344 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,763 (it was $54,000 in 2000)
: | $82,763 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 48 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 11.2% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This township: | 3.3% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Scranton, Morrison Bluff.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Blair Cemetery (1), Saint Ignatius Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Owens Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cane Creek (A), Mud Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 473
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 40
- South: 62
- West: 72
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 213
- Two: 1
- Mobile homes: 58
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,800
Housing units in River township with a mortgage: 50 (1 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51
- Construction (15%)
- Food (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in River township:
- German (50.6%)
- United States or American (17.4%)
- English (8.9%)
- Irish (8.5%)
- European (1.8%)
- Polish (1.6%)
- Italian (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 223 (77%)
- Carpooled: 49 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (3%)
98.4% of residents of River township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 659- In family households: 594 (158 male householders, 28 female householders)
161 spouses, 218 children (160 natural, 19 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 65 (18 male householders (13 living alone)), 33 female householders (30 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 7 2-persons, 1 4-persons,
149 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (7 men, 20 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): 4
Here: | 7.8% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here: | 35.7% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |