Bob Ward township, Crittenden County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 66.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,183 (all rural)
| Males: 591 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 592 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,183 (840 owner occupied, 343 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Bob Ward township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 34.7%
- Black: 64.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 33.2
Median age of females: 33.4
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Average household size: 2.91
| Bob Ward township: | 2.9 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.38
| Bob Ward township: | $39,023 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $492 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,540 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| : | $101,540 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 27.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Edmondson, Anthonyville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bob Ward township: Ninetysix Landing (A), Columbia Plantation (B), Schultz Store (C), Proctor Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bob Ward township include: Truevine Church (A), Claybrook Church (B), New Bethel Church (C), Saint Mary Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Truevine Cemetery (1), New Mount Zion Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Blue Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lost Creek (A), Warehouse Bayou (B), Cut-off Bayou (C), Beaver Slu (D), Tenmile Bayou (E), Twentymile Bayou (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Bob Ward township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 681
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 52
- South: 420
- West: 25
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 341
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 126
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,800
Housing units in Bob Ward township with a mortgage: 58 (0 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 150
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Paper (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (22%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Computer specialists (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bob Ward township:
- United States or American (14.3%)
- English (7.0%)
- African (4.9%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- Italian (1.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.2%)
- Dutch (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 308 (79%)
- Carpooled: 53 (14%)
- Walked: 20 (5%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- Wood (2%)
98.9% of residents of Bob Ward township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,178- In family households: 1,077 (227 male householders, 110 female householders)
198 spouses, 341 children (310 natural, 0 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 35 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 101 (47 male householders (42 living alone)), 35 female householders (26 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 136 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 11 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
190 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (23 men, 83 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 27.3% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |