Buffalo township, Craighead County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 68.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,992 (all rural)
Males: 921 | (46.2%) |
Females: 1,071 | (53.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,928 (1,341 owner occupied, 587 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 30% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Buffalo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.8%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 44.1
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Average household size: 2.33
Buffalo township: | 2.3 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
Buffalo township: | $41,134 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $519 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $128,900 (it was $74,800 in 2000)
: | $128,900 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 29 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 53.2% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This township: | 22.1% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Monette.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Buffalo township: Jackson Landing (A), Macey (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buffalo township include: Kingdom Hall (A), Macy Church (B), Mount Pleasant Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Macy Cemetery (1), Burrow Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kinnemore Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Buffalo 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, 16% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 168
- Northeast: 41
- Midwest: 26
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
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
64 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 70
- 5 to 9: 6
Housing units in Buffalo township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buffalo township:
- German (48.4%)
- United States or American (15.8%)
- Swiss (7.6%)
- English (7.1%)
- Scottish (4.3%)
- Danish (3.8%)
- Irish (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 49 (64%)
- Worked at home: 28 (36%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
64 people in nursing homes
70.3% of residents of Buffalo township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
26.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 235- In family households: 191 (50 male householders, 0 female householders)
50 spouses, 91 children (83 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 44 (6 male householders (0 living alone)), 17 female householders (10 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 5 5-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person, 6 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
330 married couples with children.
60 single-parent households (18 men, 42 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
Here: | 47.2% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |