De Roan township, Hempstead County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 89.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 13,898 (76% urban, 24% rural)
| Males: 6,600 |  (47.5%) |
| Females: 7,298 |  (52.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 13,627 (8,125 owner occupied, 5,502 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 40% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in De Roan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 51.9%
- Black: 34.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 11.5%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.0
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 2.59
| De Roan township: | 2.6 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| De Roan township: | $29,293 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $388 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,599 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
| : | $74,599 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 155 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 10.8% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Hope, Perrytown.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Southeast Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in De Roan township include: Mount Hebron Church (A), Mount Pleasant Church (B), Pilgrim Rest Church (C), Oak Grove United Methodist Church (D), Shrover Springs Baptist Church (E), Haynes Chapel Baptist Church (F), Saint Mark Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ayers Cemetery (1), Ross Cemetery (2), Phillips Cemetery (3), Rocky Mound Cemetery (4), Saint Mark Cemetery (5), Robinson Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Hawg Pond (A), Catfish Pond (B), Wino Lake (C), Sow Pond (D), Rocky Mound Pond (E), Rolling Hills Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Allen Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
60% of De Roan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 189
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 0
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in De Roan township, Arkansas:
- 192 people in nursing homes
- 49 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 22 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 75
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in De Roan township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (16%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (28%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Cashiers (28%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in De Roan township:
- United States or American (33.3%)
- German (21.2%)
- Italian (14.7%)
- English (9.6%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.5%)
- Swedish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 61 (65%)
- Carpooled: 18 (19%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Other fuel (3%)
People in group quarters in De Roan township, Arkansas:
- 192 people in nursing homes
- 49 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 22 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in religious group quarters
96.4% of residents of De Roan township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 206- In family households: 192 (44 male householders, 10 female householders)
49 spouses, 78 children (69 natural, 6 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
1,972 married couples with children.
1,276 single-parent households (187 men, 1,089 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% |