Center Point township, Howard County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 53.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 682 (all rural)
| Males: 336 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 346 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 682 (545 owner occupied, 137 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Center Point township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 87.7%
- Black: 11.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.64
| Center Point township: | 2.6 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Center Point township: | $35,653 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $370 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,027 (it was $54,700 in 2000)
| : | $76,027 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.3% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center Point township: York Chapel (A), Camp Ebenezer (B), Center Point Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Center Point township include: Wesley Chapel (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), New View Church (C), Center Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sunshine Cemetery (1), Coulter Cemetery (2), Mount Carmen Cemetery (3), Boles Cemetery (4), Ebenezer Cemetery (5), Old Salem Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Barnes Lake (A), Duck Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Bayou (A), Prairie Creek (B), Brushy Creek (C), Bishop Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Center Point township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 447
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 105
- West: 63
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 210
- Two: 7
- Mobile homes: 78
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Center Point township with a mortgage: 36 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Food (16%)
- Wood products (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Machinery (18%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Private households (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Woodworkers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (18%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center Point township:
- United States or American (45.0%)
- Irish (9.2%)
- European (6.1%)
- German (6.1%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- English (3.2%)
- Polish (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 189 (88%)
- Carpooled: 22 (10%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (2%)
95.5% of residents of Center Point township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 636- In family households: 539 (126 male householders, 26 female householders)
133 spouses, 191 children (172 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 28 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 97 (48 male householders (48 living alone)), 44 female householders (38 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 6 2-persons,
141 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (8 men, 19 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 64.3% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |