Boston township, Franklin County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 31.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 290 (all rural)
| Males: 171 |  (59.0%) |
| Females: 119 |  (41.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 155 (139 owner occupied, 16 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Boston township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 76.6%
- Black: 17.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.1%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
Median age of males: 19.8
Median age of females: 23.2
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Average household size: 2.25
| Boston township: | 2.3 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Boston township: | $36,534 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $426 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,907 (it was $58,300 in 2000)
| : | $94,907 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 42.1% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 33.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Boston township: Bee Rock Point of Interest (A), Turners Bend (B), Cass Job Corps Center (C), Barnes Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McIlroy Cemetery (1), Childers Cemetery (2), Turners Bend Cemetery (3), Turner Cemetery (4), Plymale Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cove Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Phipps Branch (C), Perry Branch (D), Big Foot Branch (E), Lindsey Branch (F), John Turner Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Boston township: Grays Spring Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
44% of Boston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 204
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 39
- South: 70
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
135 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 66
- One, attached: 8
- 3 or 4: 9
- Mobile homes: 20
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Boston township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Construction (24%)
- Truck transportation (15%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (15%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (13%)
- Food (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Public administration (55%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (18%)
- Food and beverage stores (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (30%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Bus drivers (7%)
- Religious workers (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (45%)
- Cashiers (32%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (14%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Boston township:
- United States or American (32.7%)
- Irish (24.4%)
- English (8.3%)
- German (5.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 65 (86%)
- Walked: 11 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (37%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (12%)
135 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
87.1% of residents of Boston township speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 218- In family households: 163 (35 male householders, 3 female householders)
39 spouses, 75 children (75 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (33 male householders (33 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 103 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person,
19 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (0 men, 10 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): 27
| Here: | 50.9% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |