Wharton Creek township, Madison County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 412 (all rural)
| Males: 207 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 205 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 412 (343 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Wharton Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 4.1%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 44.4
Median age of females: 43.5
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Average household size: 2.51
| Wharton Creek township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Wharton Creek township: | $35,546 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $395 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,703 (it was $71,500 in 2000)
| : | $94,703 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 36.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Wharton Creek township include: Upper Wharton Church (A), Lower Wharton Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Loy Cemetery (1), Henderson Creek Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Wharton Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 199
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 74
- South: 47
- West: 32
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 140
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 34
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Wharton Creek township with a mortgage: 12 (1 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Health care (18%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wharton Creek township:
- German (19.1%)
- English (14.5%)
- United States or American (12.4%)
- Irish (10.8%)
- Dutch (9.5%)
- French (except Basque) (4.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 100 (63%)
- Carpooled: 29 (18%)
- Worked at home: 29 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Utility gas (3%)
98.8% of residents of Wharton Creek township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 352- In family households: 282 (76 male householders, 13 female householders)
83 spouses, 73 children (49 natural, 17 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 6 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 70 (25 male householders (25 living alone)), 36 female householders (30 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 5 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
77 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 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): 5
| Here: | 71.4% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |