Van Buren township, Newton County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 164 (all rural)
| Males: 89 |  (54.3%) |
| Females: 75 |  (45.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 164 (144 owner occupied, 20 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Van Buren township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Some other race: 3.0%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 43.2
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Average household size: 2.52
| Van Buren township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Van Buren township: | $29,849 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $249 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,130 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
| : | $76,130 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $102,995
Here: $102,995 State: $153,111
Mobile homes: $39,841
Here: $39,841 State: $52,675
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 34.6% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 10.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Van Buren township include: Mountain View Church (A), Elkhorn Church (B), Walnut Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Whiteley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Fowler Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Edgeman Creek (A), Beech Creek (B), Arrington Creek (C), Smith Creek (D), Moore Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Van Buren 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, 70% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 132
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 7
- South: 14
- West: 1
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
- Gay men: 3.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 65
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 10
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Wood products (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Food (17%)
- Other direct selling establishments (10%)
- Construction (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Private households (28%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Food (10%)
- Printing and related support activities (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (27%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (13%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (33%)
- Art and design workers (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (26.1%)
- United States or American (20.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (17.0%)
- Irish (11.4%)
- Scottish (3.4%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 46 (67%)
- Carpooled: 20 (29%)
- Worked at home: 3 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
91.9% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 156- In family households: 143 (39 male householders, 8 female householders)
44 spouses, 47 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 3 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
34 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (3 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 13.0% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 13.3% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |