Black Rock township, Lawrence County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 23.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 1,244 (all rural)
| Males: 647 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 597 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,244 (951 owner occupied, 293 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Black Rock township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 39.4
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Average household size: 2.58
| Black Rock township: | 2.6 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Black Rock township: | $32,036 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $344 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $61,026 (it was $45,100 in 2000)
| : | $61,026 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 15.8% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Black Rock.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Black Rock township include: Clear Spring Church (A), Mount Vernon Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Sharp Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Doctor Ralph Joseph Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Stennitt Creek (A), Spring River (B), Burshy Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Black Rock 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, 47% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 943
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 205
- South: 102
- West: 50
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 461
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 85
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Black Rock township with a mortgage: 131 (8 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 123
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (12%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Machinery (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Black Rock township:
- United States or American (41.1%)
- Irish (15.5%)
- English (14.4%)
- German (7.0%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- Scottish (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 386 (80%)
- Carpooled: 61 (13%)
- Walked: 8 (2%)
- Other means: 21 (4%)
- Worked at home: 7 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (8%)
98.8% of residents of Black Rock township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,305- In family households: 1,159 (289 male householders, 77 female householders)
311 spouses, 416 children (378 natural, 5 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 8 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 146 (84 male householders (69 living alone)), 46 female householders (46 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 160 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 115 1-person, 11 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
239 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (16 men, 46 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 27.3% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |