Dent township, Woodruff County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 23.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 317 (all rural)
| Males: 162 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 155 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 317 (237 owner occupied, 80 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Dent township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.3%
- Black: 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 37.2
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Average household size: 2.54
| Dent township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Dent township: | $28,081 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $268 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $59,597 (it was $33,700 in 2000)
| : | $59,597 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.6% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Morton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Sullivan Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
51% of Dent township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 300
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 31
- South: 17
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 75
- Mobile homes: 78
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Dent township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Health care (14%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Physicians and surgeons (6%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dent township:
- United States or American (77.3%)
- German (3.3%)
- Irish (3.3%)
- Polish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 152 (94%)
- Carpooled: 9 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Utility gas (32%)
95.4% of residents of Dent township speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 348- In family households: 340 (102 male householders, 10 female householders)
107 spouses, 90 children (81 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
66 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (5 men, 4 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |