Short Mountain township, Logan County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 61.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Population: 5,157 (60% urban, 40% rural)
| Males: 2,448 |  (47.5%) |
| Females: 2,709 |  (52.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,009 (3,744 owner occupied, 1,265 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Short Mountain township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.2%
- Black: 3.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.8%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.38
| Short Mountain township: | 2.4 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Short Mountain 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: 84 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 22.2% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Paris.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Short Mountain township: Roseville Rural Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (A), Corley Mountain Rural Fire Department Station 1 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Short Mountain township: Pleasant Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Paint Rock Cemetery (1), McVay Cemetery (2), Hixson Cemetery (3), Gray Rock Cemetery (4), Baxley Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Hope Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Short Mountain Creek (A), Hegwood Creek (B), Gum Creek (C), Gack Creek (D), Threemile Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
87% of Short Mountain township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 199
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 87
- South: 0
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Short Mountain township, Arkansas:
- 99 people in nursing homes
- 33 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 94
- 10 to 19: 2
Housing units in Short Mountain township with a mortgage: 15 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (19%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Food (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Short Mountain township:
- German (59.5%)
- French (except Basque) (11.5%)
- Danish (7.5%)
- United States or American (5.3%)
- Irish (4.4%)
- Swedish (4.4%)
- English (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 81 (66%)
- Carpooled: 18 (15%)
- Worked at home: 24 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (88%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (5%)
People in group quarters in Short Mountain township, Arkansas:
- 99 people in nursing homes
- 33 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
93.2% of residents of Short Mountain township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 258- In family households: 240 (72 male householders, 7 female householders)
68 spouses, 85 children (83 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (11 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 48 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 1 2-persons,
806 married couples with children.
310 single-parent households (53 men, 257 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% |