Roc Roe township, Prairie County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 68.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.2 sq. mi.
Population: 432 (all rural)
| Males: 210 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 222 |  (51.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 432 (336 owner occupied, 96 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Roc Roe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.0%
- Black: 4.2%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 44.8
Median age of females: 44.3
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Average household size: 2.31
| Roc Roe township: | 2.3 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.74
| Roc Roe township: | $34,635 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $312 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,884 (it was $50,300 in 2000)
| : | $73,884 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Ulm.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Audrich Switch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Roc Roe township: Hurricane Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Zion Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Stroh Reservoir (A), Newkirks Reservoir Number 1 (B), Newkirks Reservoir Number 2 (C), Peckerwood Lake (D), Wolf Reservoir (E), Menett Reservoir (F), Lost Island Reservoir (G), Aker Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sherril Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Roc Roe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 404
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 8
- South: 29
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 161
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 61
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Roc Roe township with a mortgage: 48 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
- Machinery (17%)
- Construction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Food (2%)
- Paper (2%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (2%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (28%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Roc Roe township:
- German (34.4%)
- United States or American (29.0%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- English (5.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
- Ukrainian (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 194 (87%)
- Carpooled: 23 (10%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (41%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (3%)
97.9% of residents of Roc Roe township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 446- In family households: 406 (128 male householders, 15 female householders)
123 spouses, 93 children (89 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 16 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (17 male householders (16 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 1 2-persons,
59 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (5 men, 9 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |