Dogwood township, White County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 47.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 544 (all rural)
| Males: 282 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 262 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 544 (381 owner occupied, 163 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Dogwood township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 40.1
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Average household size: 2.44
| Dogwood township: | 2.4 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Dogwood township: | $43,643 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,600 (it was $64,700 in 2000)
| : | $103,600 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 23.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 16.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Griffithville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Dogwood township include: White Oak Church (A), Dogwood United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Belcher Cemetery (1), Griffin Cemetery (2), Dogwood Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Bailey Lake (A), Lindermans Lake (B), Little Lake (C), Jarvers Lake (D), Eagle Brake (E), Bevel Brake (F), Watkins Brake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dogwood Creek (A), Big Gravel Slough (B), Beaver Pond Slough (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Dogwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 453
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 0
- West: 44
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
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: 223
- One, attached: 6
- 3 or 4: 6
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Dogwood township with a mortgage: 47 (12 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Construction (12%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Health care (21%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Food (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dogwood township:
- German (64.1%)
- Luxemburger (16.6%)
- United States or American (4.4%)
- Dutch (3.3%)
- Irish (1.6%)
- Swiss (1.4%)
- Polish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 195 (72%)
- Carpooled: 25 (9%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Bicycle: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 8 (3%)
- Worked at home: 39 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (47%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- No fuel used (1%)
96.4% of residents of Dogwood township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 518- In family households: 451 (115 male householders, 22 female householders)
111 spouses, 199 children (190 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (40 male householders (37 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 3 2-persons,
119 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (3 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47
| Here: | 59.5% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
| Here: | 76.8% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 28.6% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |